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.
A grand ruckus.
Kelvin Russell on his great-great-grandfather James Charles Russell who was resident surgeon at the Maitland Hospital for a short and tension-ridden period in 1859-1860.
Vivid memories.
Roger Crouch shares some of his vivid memories of working as a Registered Medical Officer at Maitland Hospital in 1967.
The smell of porridge.
Paediatrician Keith Howard shares his memories of working in the children’s ward at Maitland Hospital from the late 1970s to 2014.
Our family doctors.
Sisters Lyn Morris and Dianne Morante share fond memories of their family doctors, John Abrahams and Maurice Hurst both of whom worked at Maitland Hospital.
Stitched together.
Susan O’Doherty’s textile sculptures stitch together the stories of women working at The Maitland Hospital over time. Her sculptures are in the exhibition A Conspicuous Object at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
Great practitioners of the day.
Memories, photographs and details of Doctors Solling and Galbraith.
Discovering all of this.
Michael Cavanagh shares his research into his ancestor Dr Andrew Liddell, a founding member of the Maitland Benevolent Asylum and The Maitland Hospital.
Success as a surgeon.
1860s and 1870s new surgical procedures by one of The Maitland Hospital’s honorary medical officers, Alexander Morson.
A practice of doctors.
Holly McNamee shares family history insights about her three doctor ancestors who all worked at Maitland Hospital.
A drunk resident apothecary.
The Maitland Hospital Minute Book for 1859 to 1872 with its cursive handwriting and details about finances, staff and other developments at the hospital.