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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: OPERATING THEATRE, ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL, SUBIACO, CIRCA 1971

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c. 1971

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Overview

A small colour photograph of the operating theatre at St John of God's Hospital, including other buildings on one side with a crucifix on the wall, and a lawn and circular rose garden in front.
On the reverse is printed in red ink: 'Kodacolor Print / Nov. 71'

Historical information

At the time it was built, this operating theatre was the only brick building on the hospital site. It was state of the art for its time, with a marble floor, sterelizing room and doctors change room. It was later used as a dispensary.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1983.13.1

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Keywords

Health and Hospitals

Demolished Building

St John Of God Hospital

St John Of God Sisters

Town Of Cambridge

St JOhn Of God Original Operating Theatre

Complete - KSP 2022

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Statement of significance

This photograph is significant as a record of one of the buidings from the St John of God Hospital site which has since been demolished.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

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-31.941538944142, 115.8260187658

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