Caulfield Convalescent Hospital
Caulfield Convalescent Hospital opened on 18th March 1918 as the new military hospital for wounded soldiers, [1]. The Caulfield Convalescent Hospital was a hospital in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield, on Kooyong Road. Funds for the hospital were raised partly by a committee lead by Mrs Morris, wife of the Mayor of Caulfield[2].
A new lawn tennis court was opened on Saturday, 19th May 1917[3].It was know at various times as Kooyong Military Hospital, and the General Military Hospital at Caulfield. In 1948, management was assumed by the Alfred Hospital.[4]
References
- ↑ "OPENING OF THE NEW MILITARY HOSPITAL, KOOYONG ROAD, CAULFIELD, LAST SATURDAY". The Australasian. C, (2, 608). Victoria, Australia. 25 March 1916. p. 53. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CAULFIELD CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL". The Prahran Telegraph. 65, (3340). Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis". Newspaper (148). Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MUSIC AT KOOYONG MILITARY HOSPITAL". Melbourne Punch. CXXVI, (3228). Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1917. p. 40. Retrieved 25 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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