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Lady Musgrave Sanitorium for Sick Children (c. 1888 - 1931)

  • Musgrave House

    Musgrave House, 2009, courtesy of Queensland Heritage Register, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
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From
c. 1888
To
1931
Categories
Convalescent Home and Home

The Lady Musgrave Sanitorium for Sick Children, in Shorncliffe, was built in 1884 as a convalescent home for children. The Sanitorium did not formally open until 1888. Lady Lucinda Musgrave was the first patroness of the Hospital for Sick Children, and personally secured the land at Shorncliffe which was given in trust by the government. It was an extension of the Brisbane Hospital for Sick Children. 162 children were accommodated at the Sanitorium in the year of 1920. The Brisbane Hospital Board decided to close the Sanitorium in 1931.

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In the nineteenth century, bayside suburbs such as Shorncliffe (and Sandgate) were seen as ideal locations for convalescence, because of prevailing ideas about health (including miasmic theories of disease). It was believed that recuperation from illness required fresh air, good ventilation, well lit buildings, sea bathing and outdoor enjoyment.

The sanatorium was also used as a place of rest and training for nurses from the Children's Hospital and respite for families who had "sickly" children.

Location

1888 - 1931
Address - Lady Musgrave Sanitorium for Sick Children was located at 8 Allpass Parade, Shorncliffe. Location: Shorncliffe

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Unidentified patients and nurse at the Lady Musgrave Sanatorium, Shorncliffe, Brisbane
Title
Unidentified patients and nurse at the Lady Musgrave Sanatorium, Shorncliffe, Brisbane
Type
Image
Date
1920?
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

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Musgrave House
Title
Musgrave House
Type
Image
Date
2009
Source
Queensland Heritage Register, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Musgrave House, Shorncliffe', in MustDoBrisbane.com, 2013-14, http://www.mustdobrisbane.com/visitor-info-arts-culture-history/musgrave-house-shorncliffe; 'Musgrave House', in Queensland Heritage Register, Place ID 601499, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP), 2013, https://environment.ehp.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=601499.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth