Katanning Hospital

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1908

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Overview

A black and white postcard of a brick bungalow style building which has a wooden shelter for a vehicle, a nurse standing outside the building and a verandah. It has a tin roof and there is a small water tank on the roof, and deck chairs on the verandah. To the left of the wooden shelter are steps which lead to a door.

Historical information

Donated by Mrs McGlew
High significance. Dated postage stamp and postmark.
Card printed in Saxony and distributed by local retailer W.J.Rogers

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS2007.49

Item type

Postcards

Material

Card

Width

14 cm

Height or length

9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the front of the postcard at the bottom left corner in white print is "HOSPITAL" and beneath this "Katanning W. Australia"

On the back of the postcard is written "Postcard" and below this "The ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. WRITE HERE INLAND ONLY" and in the top right hand corner there is a red Western Australia One Penny stamp, which has a black swan in the centre of the stamp. The penny stamp has been stamped in black ink with "KATANNING WESTERN AUSTRALIA 21.DEC.08"

On the back of the postcard and written on the left hand side is "W.J. Rogers General Merchant, Katanning W. Australia", there is also a stamp in purple ink which reads "GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL KATANNING, W.A."

On the back of the postcard hand written in black ink is "19.12.08 (in Government Hospital Katanning stamp) A Merry Xmas and Happy New Year May Wilson" and on the right written "Mrs Gorinan Wavlgan Menzies W.A."

Contextual Information

It is a bungalow style building Postcard of the first public hospital building in Amherst Street, Katanning. Bungalow style building with open verandah, then built in extension with a nurse standing outside the R/H end timber style addition at the end of the building. [Hospital an Katanning W Australia] printed on the postcard.

B&W postcard of original hospital Amherst Street Katanning
Handwritten on back...
"19.12.08" (in Government Hospital Katanning stamp)
"A Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
May Wilson"
Address illegible.

Year

1908