The following memories and stories about the Maitland Hospital emerged from background research, and from being shared by artists, staff, volunteers, patients and community members.
Openings and public events.
A display in the new Maitland Hospital marking the many public events and openings throughout the hospital’s history.
A century of service.
Events and memorabilia celebrating the hospital’s centenary in 1942.
Written in stone, metal, wood…
An inventory of commemorative plaques from across The Maitland Hospital.
Timelines.
Timelines inscribed on the hospital walls at different times and in different forms.
Trophies and ribbons.
Trophies, ribbons and certificates from the Maitland Hospital Collection and the events they commemorate.
A gold key.
A key crafted by local jeweller John Hart to commemorate the opening of the 1905 building on the Maitland Hospital site.