This photograph shows a group of nurse aids employed at Rostrata Maternity Home. The only identified person is Zena Bourke, who stands second from right. The building was situated on the corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Streets and owned by E B Watson who ran it as a private maternity hospital for many years. Mrs E Dujany later held the lease until 1949. The Palmerston North Hospital Board took over maternity services until 1962, when Rostrata was closed due to the Palmerston North Hospital adding 40 more beds to its Maternity section. In the 13 years that the board had Rostrata, there were 6119 patients and 5230 births. The 1973 owner converted the building into flats from the original two houses joined by annexes on the one acre section. The old trees, including a large Australian red gum will remain.
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Rostrata Nurse Aids
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1951
- Digitisation ID
- 2015P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_011106
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Corner of Ruahine and Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags