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First World War troops at Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer

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First World War troops at Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer

A health resort at the natural hot springs in Hanmer, North Canterbury, was converted during the First World War into a hospital for war veterans suffering from mental and nervous disorders. Queen Mary Hospital for Sick and Wounded Soldiers had high-quality facilities and treated its patients with sympathy and respect. They often made remarkable recoveries, and eventually similar treatments were used with civilian mental patients.

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Philip McManaway

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Warwick Brunton, Mental health services – Mental hospitals, 1910s to 1930s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/29414/first-world-war-troops-at-queen-mary-hospital-hanmer (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Warwick Brunton, i tāngia i te 6 April 2011.

Comments

betsy bryant
25 April 2025
My Grandfather Dr FW Lumsden GP with MC from the War was one of the Doctors there