Rockhampton Hospital Nurses' Quarters fire 1945


Title	Rockhampton Hospital Nurses' Quarters fire 1945
Description	The photograph shows the ruins of the Rockhampton Hospital Nurses' Quarters after a fire on 28 August 1945. The photograph has been taken from the southern side. Two thirds of the Quarters were destroyed shortly after 3:15 pm. Sixty staff were left homeless and 20 sisters and nurses lost all of their possessions. Firemen saved the adjoining midwifery quarters and volunteers saved a significant amount of furniture and possessions before the fire reached them. Source: 1945 'MANY NURSES LOSE BELONGINGS IN BIG HOSPITAL FIRE.' Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.: 1878-1954), 29 August, p.4,viewed 15 May 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56429542.
Image Number	76
Publisher	Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original)
Subject	Fires
Subject	Nurses' quarters.
Coverage - Spatial	Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Spatial	Quarry Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Time	28 August 1945
Format of Original	Photographic image: b&w 24.7 cm x 17.2 cm; Scan .tif 16.6 MB 2283 x 2979 pixels
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Rights	This image is provided for the purpose of private study and research and must not be reproduced without the permission of the Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.