The Hospital South Of The Yarra: A History Of Alfred Hospital Melbourne From Foundation To The Nineteen-Forties
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
South of the Yarra River, in the heart of Melbourne, one institution quietly transformed the landscape of Australian medicine — The Hospital South of the Yarra chronicles the remarkable story of the Alfred Hospital, tracing its origins from its colonial-era foundation through the turbulent decades leading into the 1940s. Ann M. Mitchell presents a richly detailed institutional history, documenting the visionaries, administrators, and medical pioneers who shaped one of Victoria's most enduring public hospitals, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving city and nation. Mitchell's narrative is not merely an administrative record; it is a social history that illuminates the intersection of public health, civic ambition, and community sacrifice across generations of Melburnians. Written with scholarly rigour and warm accessibility, the work argues that the Alfred's story is inseparable from the broader arc of Australian nationhood, from the hardships of the Depression to the demands of wartime medicine. A vital document for anyone fascinated by the history of Australian healthcare and the enduring institutions that defined a city, this is a history that leaves one wondering just how profoundly one building can shape the lives of an entire people.
Author: Ann M. Mitchell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
South of the Yarra River, in the heart of Melbourne, one institution quietly transformed the landscape of Australian medicine — The Hospital South of the Yarra chronicles the remarkable story of the Alfred Hospital, tracing its origins from its colonial-era foundation through the turbulent decades leading into the 1940s. Ann M. Mitchell presents a richly detailed institutional history, documenting the visionaries, administrators, and medical pioneers who shaped one of Victoria's most enduring public hospitals, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving city and nation. Mitchell's narrative is not merely an administrative record; it is a social history that illuminates the intersection of public health, civic ambition, and community sacrifice across generations of Melburnians. Written with scholarly rigour and warm accessibility, the work argues that the Alfred's story is inseparable from the broader arc of Australian nationhood, from the hardships of the Depression to the demands of wartime medicine. A vital document for anyone fascinated by the history of Australian healthcare and the enduring institutions that defined a city, this is a history that leaves one wondering just how profoundly one building can shape the lives of an entire people.