Reefton Hospital, 1900.

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Description In those days, the Reefton hospital was funded by public donations and everyone with money and all the businesses paid in, the total to be matched by the NZ govt.There was also a monster fair each Christmas for the hospital fund.The donations lists can be seen in the Inangahua Times on paperspast. It's an excellent source of Who was Who in Reefton at the time of collection...John RosanowskiDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 1900 and 31st December 1900Map^[1]ContributorClaire Ward

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Location (city or town)ReeftonOrganisation (eg business)Reefton Hospital.

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Date Created28th August 2016CommentsDianne Patchett Wonder if the 'new' hospital was built on, or near this hospital?
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Claire Ward
Claire Ward The new hospital was built on the same site, Dianne.
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Dianne Patchett
Dianne Patchett Ah, thank you for your reply Claire....
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Dianne Patchett
Dianne Patchett I was born in '52 in the new hospital...
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John Rosanowski
John Rosanowski In those days, the Reefton hospital was funded by public donations and everyone with money and all the businesses paid in, the total to be matched by the NZ govt.There was also a monster fair each Christmas for the hospital fund.The donations lists can be seen in the Inangahua Times on paperspast. It's an excellent source of Who was Who in Reefton at the time of collection.
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Mawson N Kay Shaw
Mawson N Kay Shaw OMG I had my first daughter at the Reefton Hospital on 1970
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Noeline McCaughan
Noeline McCaughan My G.g grandmother was the first matron there in the 1870's
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass The Miners used to fundraise for comforts for the hospital every breakup. When there were mies still in full swing.
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Carrolyn Baker
Carrolyn Baker there was a docter Cluston his daughter Rose was a nurse she married a ian Thompson this must have been in the 40s
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass Tomcat he was known as.
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Reefton Hospital, 1900.

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