Herries Private Hospital, Heritage hospital in North Cairns, Australia.
The two-story wooden hospital building features a hipped corrugated iron roof, enclosed verandahs, and weatherboard walls at 180 McLeod Street, North Cairns.
The building was transported from Cooktown in 1920 and served as a private hospital under Matron Janet Abercombie Herries from 1921 until her retirement in 1939.
Many older residents of Cairns began their lives in this facility, which provided essential maternity care for women traveling from various Tableland regions.
The building contains narrow stairs leading to former maternity care rooms and operation facilities on the upper floor, with remnants of an air raid shelter in the backyard.
The structure retains its truncated southwest corner from its original purpose as a fashion house known as Miss Timony's Premises in Cooktown.
Location: Queensland
GPS coordinates: -16.91490,145.76510
Latest update: March 21, 2025 14:02
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