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The Prince Albert Memoral Hospital Isolation Ward Open Day
March 31, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$2.50
The Prince Albert Memorial Hospital Isolation Ward is a site of cultural significance that has been preserved and restored to educate future generations. Open to visitors as part of Oracles of the Bush Festival, this is a great opportunity to explore and see first had the effects of the Spanish Flu Pandemic on the Tenterfield community and surrounding region.
The conservation and restoration of the Isolation Block at the Prince Albert Memorial Hospital in Tenterfield was completed in 2017. Because of its cultural significance, and as one of the few remaining extant Isolation Wards in regional Australia, a group of dedicated volunteers resolved to curate and install an exhibition about the history of the Spanish Flu Pandemic and its effect on the community of Tenterfield and the surrounding region. The official opening of the restored Isolation Block was held on Thursday 22 July, 2021.
Open: Friday 31 March 2023 – 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Cost: $2.50
