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Oral History
The Coast Hospital, Little Bay was established by the Board of Health in 1881. The Board of Health, the forerunner to the Department of Health was initially created to respond to the small-pox outbreak of 1881. In establishing the Coast Hospital as an isolation hospital and sanatorium the Board established the first government controlled hospital in New South Wales in the post-convict era. The subsequent administrative experience gained in administering this facility, empowered the Board of Health and the New South Wales Government in their negotiations with various charitable hospital boards into the twentieth century. The current system of hospital administration has evolved from the Board of Health's initial foray into the provision of hospital facilities at the Coast.
The location at Little Bay chosen for the hospital site and the buildings subsequently constructed reflected prevailing attitudes to health care. Fear of infectious diseases dictated that patients and contacts be geographically isolated from the general population. The initial isolation of the Coast Hospital led to the establishment of the first complete ambulance service in the Colony at the Coast and was the forerunner of services established throughout the country from the 1890's. The Coast Hospital became a centre for the treatment of infectious diseases. Nursing staff who had been trained at the Coast were highly valued because of their ability to distinguish between different types of rashes and their expertise in treating infectious cases. This was critical when cross infection could be a death sentence. Fresh ocean air was considered to be highly beneficial to the ill, consequently the hospital section was located on the southern headland of Little Bay where maximum exposure to the elements was assured. The influence of Florence Nightingale's views on hospital design were reflected in the pavilion design and the concern for adequate ventilation in the structures. The gradual reduction in isolation of the Coast Hospital, as Sydney expanded and transport facilities improved, resulted in a corresponding growth in demand for the services and expertise offered by the Coast. By 1929 it was the largest hospital in the state.
As the site at Little Bay has been in almost continual use as an infectious diseases hospital for 108 years, its medical, social and construction history provide valuable evidence of community attitudes to infectious disease and more generalised hospital care from the 1880's.
Thompson Square Windsor Aboriginal Connections Oral History
Oral Historian: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Wolfpeak for RMS Consulted with the Windsor Aboriginal Community to identify informants and undertook interviews with community members re: their connection…
Charles Sturt and Varroville
Oral Historian: Dr Sue Rosen Client: Wolfpeak for RMS Consulted with the Windsor Aboriginal Community to identify informants and undertook interviews with community members re: their connection
The Former St Mary and St Mina Coptic Church, Railway Road, Sydenham Heritage Assessment
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Roy Lumby Client: NSW Heritage Branch of the Office of Environment and Heritage This heritage assessment was commissioned after the placement of an…
Wiradjurie Links to Landscape and Culture - Mid-Murrumbidgee Video Series
Authors/Creators: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Jessica Tyrell Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service The Wiradjuri connection to Mid Murrumbidgee Valley National Park precincts in the area stretching…
Murray River Red Gum Forests Interpretation Project.
Authors/Creators: Dr Sue Rosen (Historian), Dr Jessica Tyrell (Video Producer) Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Office of Environment and Heritage This project involved the synthesis…
Site History and Recording of the Sawmill Site at Ironbarks Crossing Pilliga East State Conservation Area.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy. Client: National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of the NSW National Parks and…
Ironbark Lagoon Conservation Management Plan, Pilliga West State Conservation Area.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: National Parks and Wildlife and Department of Environment and Climate Change This study was commissioned in February 2009…
Wombo Sawmill Conservation Management Plan, Pilliga West State Conservation Area.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of…
Oral History interviews with Jean Marshall.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of…
Oral history Interviews with Eric and Mary Mathlin.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of…
Sylvia French Oral History.
Authors: Dr Sue Rosen and Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Client: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service This study was commissioned in February 2009 by the Baradine Office of
Interview with Eddy Fryar, Chief Engineer at Gladesville Psychiatric Hospital, Northern Sydney Area Health Service.
Interviewer/Historian: Dr Sue Rosen Client: NSW Department of Health The interview focussed on Eddy's vast knowledge of the hospital over his lengthy working life there, not only in…
Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview.
Historian/Interviewer: Dr Sue Rosen Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview. Hank was a survivor of the Burma-Thai railway, having been captured by the Japanese in Dutch East Indies.…
Trinity Grammar Oral History Program.
Historian/Interviewer: Dr Sue Rosen Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview. Hank was a survivor of the Burma-Thai railway, having been captured by the Japanese in Dutch East Indies.
Susan Mathon Oral History Interview.
Historian/Interviewer: Dr Sue Rosen Henk Van Oyen Oral History Interview. Hank was a survivor of the Burma-Thai railway, having been captured by the Japanese in Dutch East Indies.
Heritage Assessment: 'Illabunda',16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Manidis Roberts This heritage assessment of Illabunda, at 16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills is part of a master plan for a proposed development…
The Woods Great Peppermint Cure: Archival Assessment and Collation.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Manidis Roberts This heritage assessment of Illabunda, at 16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills is part of a master plan for a proposed development
Woods Family Patent Medicine Company Oral History Project.
Author: Sue Rosen Client: Manidis Roberts This heritage assessment of Illabunda, at 16 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills is part of a master plan for a proposed development
Sue Rosen, "We Never Had a Hotbed of Crime! Life in Twentieth Century South Sydney", Hale & Iremonger in assoc. with South Sydney City Council, 2000.
Author: Sue Rosen We Never Had a Hotbed of Crime! Life in Twentieth Century South Sydney is one of the outcomes of the South Sydney Social History Project, which…
"Live Wires" Advance Energy Oral History Project.
Authors: Ruth Lawson and Sue Rosen This video-oral history project was commissioned in 2000 by Advance Energy and consists of interviews with 10 men who were either employees or…
Mary Sparke, "Sydney Home Nursing Service, ... Going the extra mile..., A pictorial history of the Sydney Home Nursing Service, 1900-2000". Northern Sydney Area Health Service, 2000.
Author: Mary Sparke The work of Sydney Home Nursing Service has become an important component of Community Health Care Services in twenty-first century Sydney. This, in itself, provides a…
Heritage Study: Drill Hall at Ashfield Boys' High School, Liverpool Road, Ashfield.
Authors: David Sheedy, Rosemary Kerr and Sue Rosen Client: NSW Department of Public Works The authors of this report were commissioned by the NSW Department of Public Works and Services to…
The Cox’s River Stockade Archaeological Investigation and Salvage. 1994 - 1997.
Authors: Sue Rosen and Michael Pearson Client: Michael Pearson, Heritage Management Consultants for Pacific Power Excavations and survey work was carried out on the western side of the Lyell Reservoir…
Historic Context Report for Conservation Management Plan for The Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay.
The Coast Hospital, Little Bay was established by the Board of Health in 1881. The Board of Health, the forerunner to the Department of Health was initially created to respond…
Historic Context Report for State Abattoirs, Homebush Archival Recording Project.
The Coast Hospital, Little Bay was established by the Board of Health in 1881. The Board of Health, the forerunner to the Department of Health was initially created to respond
Historic Context Report for Banana Ripening Rooms, Market 9, Haymarket.
Client: Don Godden and Associates Authors: Sue Rosen This report was prepared as part of a heritage assessment prior to the redevelopment of the site. It included a history of physical…
Tobacco Manufacture at Raleigh Park, Kensington. A History and Description of the Buildings.
Client: Don Godden and Associates Authors: Sue Rosen and Robert Irving A history and description of the buildings of the British Tobacco Company (Australia) Limited, Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW undertaken…
State Abattoirs Homebush Conservation Plan Historic Context Report.
Client: Don Godden and Associates for Department of Public Works Authors: Sue Rosen and Annette Green This report was prepared to inform the heritage assessment of the State Abattoir and…