24th Australian Auxiliary Hospital
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File:24th AAH Stromness 1905 photo of the front of "Stromness" in Cottesloe | |
History | |
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Name | 24th Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
Where formed | Corner of Monument and St Leonards Streets, Mosman Park |
Date formed | 1918 |
Capacity | small, actual numbers not known |
Locations | Mosman Park |
General Information
Established in a large house hat had been built in 1897 for a Member of Parliament. Purpose was to care for returned servicemen with mental illnesses. Opened in 1918, and replaced in 1926 by the Lemnos Hospital which continued to treat returned servicemen with mental health issues until it closed in 1999.