WESTLAND HOSPITAL. The hospital in 1866 and for some years afterwards, was at South Spit, where' existed a township with hotels, stores and livery stables, for from there the beach road to Ross, where mining was in full swing. It was considered necessary to place the hospital on the south side of the river so as to be .within easy reach of Ross, in case of emergency. A small portion of the old hospital (the dispensary) is still in service on the south side, but all the other buildings have long disappeared.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1934, Page 18
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92WESTLAND HOSPITAL. The hospital in 1866 and for some years afterwards, was at South Spit, where' existed a township with hotels, stores and livery stables, for from there the beach road to Ross, where mining was in full swing. It was considered necessary to place the hospital on the south side of the river so as to be .within easy reach of Ross, in case of emergency. A small portion of the old hospital (the dispensary) is still in service on the south side, but all the other buildings have long disappeared. Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1934, Page 18
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