Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Hospital founded by Lachlan Macquarie and housed in a number of buildings in Macquarie Street.

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Milestone
Constructed
1811 - 1816
Modified
1869 - 1894
Replaced
1881 -
Died
21 May 1892
Died
23 Jun 1927
Died
08 Oct 1937
Died
10 Jun 1938
Name
Colloquial
Rum Hospital
Alternate
Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary
Position
- 1923
1825 - 1837
1862 - 1872
1866 - 1875
1867
1868 - 1884
1873 - 1876
1877 - 1879
1878 - 1899
1879
1880 - 1911
1880 - 1882
1882
1882 - 1916
1891
1891 - 1898
1892 - 1913
1896 - 1917
1909 - 1914
1910 - 1921
1912 - 1917
1922 - 1924
1930 - 1933
1936 - 1946
1941 - 1954
1945 - 1964
1965 - 1976
Property
Comprises
Comprises
Type

Sydney Hospital and Eye Hospital

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Built by Governor Macquarie and financed by an innovative scheme that exchanged the building of the hospital for the right to sell liquor, Sydney Hospital was part of Macquarie's plans for the future of the colony.