| 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 Quarry Street looking towards Canning Street. 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. |
| Publisher | Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc. |
| Coverage - Spatial | Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Coverage - Spatial | Quarry Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Format of Original | Photographic print: b&w 24.7 cm x 17.2 cm;
Scan .tif 17.7 MB 2898 x 2133 pixels |
| 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. |
