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Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934 Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week”
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The program was very largely structured around the Vice Regal visit of the Governor of New South Wales Sir Philip Game G.B.E., K. C. B., D. S. O., and Lady Game
The Olympia Theatre was central to proceedings as were Vice-Regal visits to local icons such as Kia Ora Stud, Segenhoe House and the Bushman’s Carnival finale.
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Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934 Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week”
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The Arthur Smith Memorial Building would provide new Nurse’s Quarters for the Scott Memorial Hospital
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Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934 Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week”
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Dr Oswald Barton was the son of Sir Edmund Barton; Australia’s first Prime Minister at the time of Federation in 1901. He resided at ‘Geraldton’, 2 Shaw Street, Scone. This is my current residence. It was also occupied by Solicitor J A K Shaw who was on the Hospital Board and a former Mayor of Scone. He was a close friend of the late Dr H J H Scott, brother of Dr C H Scott seated in the second row. Dr H K Grieve was a long term resident in Scone.
Dr Toby Barton later succeeded his father Dr Oswald Barton both as a Doctor at SMH Scone and living at ‘Geraldton’.
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Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934 Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week”
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These were six key figures in the later ‘evolution’ of the three Hospitals in Scone; eventually concluding with the construction of the Scott Memorial Hospital on its present site.
Mr Stafford (‘Lucerne’, Segenhoe), Mr Doyle (‘Invermien’) and Mr Cook (‘Turanville’) were men of the land. Mr Sherwood was a former Mayor of Scone at a critical time. The “Back To Scone Week” was a Memorial Tribute to Mr Arthur Smith who ran ‘The Scone Advocate’. Dr H J H Scott was a Doctor and ex-Captain of the Australian Test Cricket Side. He died tragically young in 1910 from Typhus. The Scott Memorial Hospital was named in his honour.
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Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934 Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week”
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“From Out of the Mists”
First Hospital Meeting Held at ‘The Court House’, Redbank, on 6th April, 1833
Actual Minutes
“At the meeting held this day, it is proposed (first), ‘That Mr Bingle, in conjunction with Mr Little, Mr Dumaresq, and Mr Thompson, be requested to undertake the superintendence of the erection of the building proposed for Hospital purposes, and that they be empowered to collect subscriptions and engage with suitable mechanics to split and put up the building; and for this purpose that tenders be called for form persons willing to undertake the work according to the proposed plan, specifying the rime in which they will engage to have the building finished.’ Second, ‘That subscribers be requested as early as possible to notify to Mr Bingle in what way they can most conveniently furnish their quota of labour, materials, or cash, specifying the time.’”
The next record, bearing the date of 18th of December, 1833 is in the form of a progress statement of accounts. Significant donors were Mr William Dumaresq, Mr Bingle and Mr Thompson.
Subscriptions listed for 27th April 1834 include varying donations in cash or kind from Mr Geo. Bowman (cash), Colonel Dumaresq (cash), Wm. Dumaresq (cash), Esq, Peter Macintyre (cash and kind), Donald Macintyre (kind), Mr Hall (cash), Mr Coxen (labour), Mr Warland (cash), Mr Little (cash and kind), Mr Forsyth (cash), Mr Bingle (cash), Mr Thompson (cash), Mr Dangar (cash), Mr Cox and Mr McCarthy; Government Donation £50 0s 0d. Government House, Parramatta, 24/5/1833: ‘To the Subscribers of a Proposed Hospital in the District of the Upper Hunter’; M. Bourke, Private Secretary’.
Total donations = £131 0s 0d
Scone Hospital Centenary 1834 – 1934
Arthur Smith Memorial “Back to Scone Week” 7 – 8 – 9 – 10th March 1934
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Foreword
The preparation of this little book, which is intended to serve, in a modest way, as a memento of the occasion upon which the people of the Scone District celebrate the Centenary of their Hospital, has involved a deal of peering into the shadows of the past in order that an outline of the history of the Institution should be recorded therein. Looking backward very often carries a tinge of sadness with it and it is so in this case.
The first settlement of the Scone District synchronised with the saddest period in the history of the settlement of Australia. To this period no further reference will be made beyond saying that in the harsh time of corporal punishment and much misguided justice, there were many whose thoughts turned to the establishment of a Hospital for the relief of those in need of its ministrations.
And thus within eleven short years of the first recorded settlement of the district the Scone Hospital took shape.
Governor Hunter came to the colony in 1795. He did much to improve the conditions of the people during his five years in office. He was succeeded by Governor Bourke who made the first Government grant of money to the Hospital. The book is dedicated to the sturdy pioneers, both men and women, and to The People of Scone and the Upper District of the Hunter River.
J. A. Smith at ‘The Advocate Office’, Scone.
Featured Image: Loading Horses for the British Army Army in India at Miller’s Point Wharf, Darling Harbour, NSW, c. 1848
Depicts ‘Walers’ being loaded by sling hoists onto what seems to be a Royal Navy Frigate. Henry Moore’s warehouses shown in background.
Watercolour by Fredrick Garling
Dixon Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Reprinted in ‘Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788 – 1900) and The Serpents Legacy’ by Keith R Binney. Publisher: Volcanic Productions
Featured Image: ‘The Wanderer’; Benjamin Boyd’s Brigantine Yacht
Chromolithograph by Sir Oswald Brierley
Dixon Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Reprinted in ‘Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788 – 1900) and The Serpents Legacy’ by Keith R Binney. Publisher: Volcanic Productions
By the mid-19th century the speed if not the comfort of transport had markedly improved for both livestock (horses) and human cargo. The ‘Brigantine Yachts’ were built for speed across the Oceans of the World.
Entrance to West Maitland, NSW, 1837
Watercolour by Robert Russell
By permission of the National Library of Australia
Reprinted in ‘Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788 – 1900) and The Serpents Legacy’ by Keith R Binney. Publisher: Volcanic Productions
While John Piper established himself at Point Piper the ultimate destination of imported livestock including all-important horses was much more bucolic and mundane.
Places like Maitland in the Lower Hunter Valley were just opening up for settlement. The Scott Brothers at ‘Glendon’ near Singleton were already up and running. Coal Barons such as John Brown also followed suit with stud premises at Wills Gully.
Henrietta Villa, Point Piper NSW, 1820
Residence of Naval Officer (Collector of Customs) Captain John Piper
Watercolour by Richard Read
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Reprinted in ‘Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788 – 1900) and The Serpents Legacy’ by Keith R Binney. Publisher: Volcanic Productions
The ‘exclusive’ human cargo had a much better deal than the horses and other livestock! This still applies. John Piper managed to pick the Nation’s best real estate as much as 200 years ago!
