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Queensland - Organisation
Queensland Lying-In Hospital (1864 - 1867)
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Lady Bowen Hospital in Brisbane, ca. 1875, c. 1875, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
DETAILS
- From
- 2 November 1864
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- November 1867
- Categories
- Maternity Home, Adoption Agency
- Alternative Names
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- The Lady Bowen Hospital
- The Lady Bowen Lying-In Hospital
The Queensland Lying-In Hospital was established on 2 November 1864 in rented accommodation, "Fairview House", Leichardt Street, Brisbane. A ladies committee ran the hospital. On 26 January 1866, the hospital moved to newly built premises in Ann Street, Brisbane. It was renamed the Lady Bowen Hospital, after the wife of Queensland's first governor, in November 1867. The Queensland Lying-In Hospital provided hospital care for indigent, unmarried and destitute women of Queensland and their babies.
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At this time in Queensland the majority of women gave birth at home. Commonly, it was the poor or unmarried who entered hospital to have their babies, although the hospital accommodated paying as well as non-paying patients.
An advertisement appearing in the Brisbane Courier on 15 September 1864 described the facilities at Fairview House:
'Hall, Six Large Rooms, Detached Kitchen and Servant's Room, large Tank and Yard.'
Locations
- 2 November 1864 - 26 January 1866
- Location - The Queensland Lying-In Hospital was situated at Leichhardt Street, Brisbane
- 26 January 1866 - November 1867
- Location - The Queensland Lying-In Hospital was situated at Ann Street, Brisbane
Timeline
- 1864 - 1867
- Queensland Lying-In Hospital
- 1867 - 1938
- Lady Bowen Hospital
- Collection Title
- Adoption Records
- Date Range
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- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact Adoption Services Queensland:
Postal Address: Locked Bag 3405, Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: (07) 3097 5100 or 1800 647 983 (free call within Queensland)
Email: ads@cyjma.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/community/caring-child/adoption/contact-adoption-services
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City skyline including Lady Bowen Hospital, ca. 1885
Lady Bowen Hospital in Brisbane, ca. 1875
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