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Sesquicentenary of Royal Adelaide HospitalPrint Page 
Location
| Address: | West Terrace, Adelaide High School, Adelaide, 5000 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.926109 Long: 138.587387 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | State |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1839 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1989 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1990 |
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This Plaque Marks Approximately The Third Site Of
The Colonial Infirmary And Dispensary
December 1839 to January 1841
The Area Known As Emigration Square Was A
Collection Of Wooden Buildings Erected To
Provide Shelter And A Reception Centre For
Labourers And Their Families Whose Passages
Had Been Paid For From The Land Fund.
One Of These A Prefabricated Structure Brought
From England Was Acquired For Use As A Dispensary
And Infirmary From December 1839 Until The
First Adelaide Hospital Was Opened In January 1841.
Erected By The Royal Adelaide Hospital
Heritage And History Committee
To Commemorate
The Royal Adelaide Hospital Sesquicentenary
1990
