Maternity Hospital, Wynyard, c. 1955, courtesy of C Walker.
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Spencer Public Hospital in Goldie Street, Wynyard, opened in 1918.Initially, it had a locally appointed board but, in 1929, the state government took the Hospital over along with the supervision of its board. In 1944, a new building opened for general hospital patients while the old buildings were retained for maternity care. In 1965, Spencer Public Hospital amalgamated with Burnie General Hospital to become part of the North Western General Hospital.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 6 March 1919, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51024606; 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 22 March 1919, p. 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51027123; 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 16 September 1920, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51168909; 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 25 April 1929, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51540512; 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 18 April 1944, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91420960; 'Spencer Hospital', Examiner (Launceston), 12 June 1944, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91407279; Wettenhall, RL, A Guide to Tasmanian Government Administration, Platypus Publications, Hobart, 1968, 206 pp.
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