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 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.
My father was born here…
Carolyn Bourne and the Capper family contributions to the Maitland Hospital.
Take what you want.
Steve Bone describes items from the Maitland Hospital in the safekeeping of the Maitland and District Historical Society.
A gold key.
A key crafted by local jeweller John Hart to commemorate the opening of the 1905 building on the Maitland Hospital site.
A kind of historical museum.
Reflections on past attempts to establish a hospital museum and a sample of items from the Maitland Hospital Collection.
A stolen stone and an empty beer bottle.
The bizarre fate of the 1846 foundation stone of The Maitland Hospital.