This is a photograph of ward and hospital blocks at Larundel. It shows several large two-storey brick buildings in mock-tudor style, with grasslands in the foreground. This photo was taken several years before Larundel opened as a hospital.
This is a photograph of the main hospital block at Larundel. It shows a large two-storey brick building in mock-tudor style. This photo was taken several years before Larundel opened as a hospital.
The Cram Foundation was established in 1932 as the Wollongong and District Society for Crippled Children. In 1964 it changed its name to the Illawarra Society for Crippled Children. As the Illawarra Society, it opened and operated Cram House, a disability institution for children which ran from 1975-2003. It also opened Bellambi Group Home, a…
Cram House was established in 1975 by the Illawarra Society for Crippled Children, as a residential facility for children with intellectual and physical disabilities. The Illawarra Society had existed since 1932, and was bequeathed the Cram House property in 1965. After the property was used for a variety of activities run by the Society, it…
These records were created by the Mont Park Hospital and contain information about patients, staff, and administrative matters at Mont Park. The collection is held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. The records contain personal details of people admitted to Mont Park, including children and young people. Records about patients include admission and discharge…
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This is a photograph of a patient peeling stamps off of envelopes in the Mont Park Occupational Therapy Unit. It shows the patient with a small stack of envelopes and a shallow bowl of water with some stamps floating in it on a desk in front of them. Towards the back of the desk are…
This is a photograph of the Farm Workers Block at Mont Park Hospital. It shows three stone buildings facing a large pond. The Farm Workers Block were the earliest wards constructed at Mont Park, and housed patients who were used as labor on the hospital’s vegetable gardens, orchard, and dairy, pig, and poultry farms. This…
This is a photograph showing nurses standing in what appears to be a dining room at Mont Park. It shows a room with long dining tables on one side, and smaller octagonal tables on the other side. Three nurses wearing white aprons and bonnets are standing at the back of the room. This photograph is…
This is a photograph of nurses standing in one of the patient dormitories at Mont Park. It shows two rows of approximately 8 beds with white embroidered sheets placed along the sides of a long room. Six nurses wearing white aprons and bonnets are standing among the beds. Down the middle of the room are…
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