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Grey Hospital, 1890s

Grey Hospital, 1890s

The building to the right is the Grey Hospital in Greymouth, probably in the 1890s. It was built in 1875. Many of the patients were miners who had accidents on the job.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-050039-F
Photograph by James Ring

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Linda Bryder, 'Hospitals - Establishment of hospitals in New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/27542/grey-hospital-1890s (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Linda Bryder, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 13 Jun 2018, updated 1 Jul 2022