Pathe Animated Gazette: 141st Australasian Edition

Clip 1: Opening of Melbourne Hospital

1 min 26 sec

Taken from the newsreel Pathe Animated Gazette: 141st Australasian Edition (c1918)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G

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Please note: this clip is silent

Curator’s clip description

This clip shows Mrs Grice, other guests and members of hospital staff at the opening of the New Melbourne Hospital. It begins with an exterior of the hospital building, followed by shots of the corridors and patient wards filled with empty beds.

Curator’s notes

The Mrs Grice in this clip is probably the wife of Sir John Grice, who was president of the hospital board from 1905 to 1918.

Lauren Williams, curator

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