Wilson Memorial Community Hospital
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Wilson Memorial Community Hospital located in Murrurundi, New South Wales, was designed by architect George McRae and completed in 1919 . It is now proposed to be demolished to make way for a new hospital. Community groups have been fighting to get the hospital heritage listed.
The hospital grounds was owned by Peter Haydon in 1840 who sold the land to William Arlington Wilson.[1] The hospital replaced a smaller facility run by the Benevolent Society in 1861 It was named after William Arlington Wilson who donated the land.[2] After he died in 1913 he gave five acres of land to community to build the hospital.[1]
First foundation stone was laid in 1916.[2] The building was delayed for three year due to WWI and finally opened in 1919.[3] The foundation stone was buried in the rose garden for the 100th anniversary.[2]
It was designed by George McRae who designed many other buildings including Sydney's Queen Victoria Building and the Taronga Zoo.[4] The hospital was only one of two building that he designed outside of Sydney,
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Located on corner of Paradise and O'Connell Streets.[5] The hospital has a number of services including 24/7 emergency department, palliative care and many allied health services including physio, dietetics and baby health clinics.[5]