St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital
Wickham Terrace and Bradley Street
Spring Hill QLD 4000
Original building two-storey cream concrete with ochre trim, with white casement windows. Larger modern extensions at rear, the tallest reaching five stories at the Boundary Street frontage. Plaques located next to main entrance in Bradley Street.
- Inscription
Pause and remember – St. Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital built by The Presbyterian Church of Queensland is a memorial to men and women who died or who suffered privation in the service of our country in The World War 1914 – 1919 The World War 1939 – 1945 The Korean War 1050 – 1953 “These laid the world away”
- Conflicts commemorated
- First World War, 1914–1918
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Korean War, 1950–1953
- Vietnam War, 1962–1972
- Memorial type
- Building
- Additional information
A statewide fundraising appeal lasting nearly ten years, including house-to-house doorknocking, raised funds to purchase the Terrace Hospital and expand its facilities. The foundation stone was laid on 14 May 1949 by Sir William Glasgow. The new hospital with 80 beds opened to the public on 17 May 1958.
Hospital website - http://www.uchealth.com.au/sawmh/
The hospital Administration Building is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
- Recorded by
- Lesley McBurney
- Date recorded
- 29 August 2009
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