Australian home hospitals
Most AANS nurses served in a home hospital either before overseas service or after returning. Here is a list of the General Hospitals:
Home Service Hospitals
4 AGH – Randwick, Sydney
5 AGH – St Kilda Road, Melbourne
6 AGH – Kangaroo Point, Queensland
7 AGH – Keswick, Adelaide
8 AGH – Fremantle WA
9 AGH – Hobart, Tas
11 AGH – Caulfield, Victoria
12 AGH – Launceston, Tas
13 AGH – Enoggera, Queensland
15 AGH – Torrens Park SA
16 AGH – Macleod, Mont Park Victoria
17 AGH – Enoggera Queensland
23 AGH – Tasmania
There were also:
Australian Auxiliary Hospitals (Nos 1-6 overseas)
Infectious Disease Hospitals
Quarantine stations
Sanatoria
Mental asylums
There are stories from these hospitals, eg. this one written by patients at 4 AGH Randwick. Reference: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-38800899/view…
Pix: 8th AGH, Fremantle 1915
https://birtwistlewiki.com.au/…/8th_Australian_General_Hosp…
Nurse at 16th AGH Mont Park 1918, courtesy Yarra Plenty Regional Library
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