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The Palmerston North Public Hospital was constructed at a cost of £3,700, and opened in November 1893. It was designed by Ernest Larcomb, the builders were Mr G. Carter and the first board chairman was George Snelson. Initially the staff consisted of Doctors McIntyre and Porter, Miss Ellen Dougherty, Matron and two nurses. The current hospital remains on the same site.

Identification

Object type
Postcard
Archive
Postcard Collection
Date
August 27, 1907
Digitisation ID
2016P_Postcard19_013206
Format
Postcard

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