Carlton Wards - Archives

The Royal Children’s Hospital operated in Carlton from 1876 until relocating to Parkville in 1963. This collection comprises mainly interior photographs of the hospital wards, as well as some exterior photos that depict beds on balconies, a common method used to ensure the patients got sufficient fresh air and sunshine.

Nurses in Ward, Circa 1890 — Nurses in Ward, Circa 1890
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H10.5 x W14.7 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.15.

Snowball Ward, 1908 — Snowball Ward, 1908
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H14.8 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.17.

Nurses in Ward, Circa 1920 — Nurses in Ward, Circa 1920
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H7 x W19.2 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.18.

Francis Ormond Ward, Circa 1908 — Francis Ormond Ward, Circa 1908
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W24.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.20.

Isolation Pavilion, Circa 1920 — Isolation Pavilion, Circa 1920
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H7 x W19.2 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.19.

Snowball Ward, 1913 — Snowball Ward, 1913
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H7.2 x W20.4 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.35.

Nurses in Ward, 1910 — Nurses in Ward, 1910
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W16.4 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.12.

Child in Cot, Circa 1900 — Child in Cot, Circa 1900
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H10.3 x W15.9 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.13.

Elizabeth Ward, 1904 — Elizabeth Ward, 1904
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H9.2 x W13.4 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.10.

Elizabeth Ward, 1894 — Elizabeth Ward, 1894
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H9.2 x W14.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.9.

Sumner Ward, 1894 — Sumner Ward, 1894
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H9.2 x W14.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.8.

Sumner Ward, 1901 — Sumner Ward, 1901
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.48.

Surgical Theatre, Circa 1919 — Surgical Theatre, Circa 1919
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.46.

Nurses in Ward, 1910 — Nurses in Ward, 1910
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.45.

Balcony Ward Area, circa 1920 — Balcony Ward Area, circa 1920
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.43.

Sumner Balcony, Circa 1913 — Sumner Balcony, Circa 1913
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.44.

Snowball Ward, 1913 — Snowball Ward, 1913
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.41.

Ward Area, Circa 1923 — Ward Area, Circa 1923
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.3 x W20.2 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.38.

Isolation Ward, 1908 — Isolation Ward, 1908
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15 x W20 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.40.

Ormond Ward, Circa 1913 — Ormond Ward, Circa 1913
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.1 x W20.1 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.39.

Snowball Ward, Circa 1920 — Snowball Ward, Circa 1920
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H7.2 x W20.4 cm.
Accession number: 2019.65.37.