Caulfield Convalescent Hospital

Caulfield Convalescent Hospital opened on 18 March 1918 as the new military hospital for wounded soldiers,.[1] The Caulfield Convalescent Hospital was a hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield, on Kooyong Road. Funds for the hospital were raised partly by a committee lead by Mrs Morris, wife of the Mayor of Caulfield.[2]

A new lawn tennis court was opened on Saturday, 19 May 1917.[3] It was known at various times as Kooyong Military Hospital, and the General Military Hospital at Caulfield. In 1948, management was assumed by the Alfred Hospital.[4]

References

  1. "OPENING OF THE NEW MILITARY HOSPITAL, KOOYONG ROAD, CAULFIELD, LAST SATURDAY". The Australasian. C (2, 608). Victoria, Australia. 25 March 1916. p. 53. Retrieved 25 August 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "CAULFIELD CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL". The Prahran Telegraph. 65 (3340). Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Lawn Tennis". Newspaper (148). Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "MUSIC AT KOOYONG MILITARY HOSPITAL". Melbourne Punch. CXXVI (3228). Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1917. p. 40. Retrieved 25 August 2018 via National Library of Australia.
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