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Auckland Homeopathic Hospital

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Auckland Homeopathic Hospital

Early homeopath Carl Fisher was the superintendent of the Auckland Homeopathic Hospital, which operated from 1858 to 1862. This 1859 medical report doubles as an advertisement for the hospital.

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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past

Reference: Daily Southern Cross, 1 February 1859, p. 2

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Kerryn Pollock, Alternative health therapies – Homeopathy and naturopathy, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/27949/auckland-homeopathic-hospital (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 12 April 2011.