The hospital in King Edward Avenue Sunshine was originally known as St Andrew's Hospital and it was run by the Sisters Carruthers who in 1946 decided to retire. The hospital became the Sunshine & District Community Hospital on 15 September 1946. In the First Annual Report for the period 15 September 1946 to 30 June 1947, it is stated that of the 413 patients admitted 37.8% were members and 62.2% non members, and that the hospital was "...responsible for hospital attention under benefits to approximately 2000 residents." Just what the exact benefits were is unknown. Did members receive cheaper treatment, cheaper pharmaceuticals, guaranteed hospital bed, or something else? If anybody can provide the information it would be greatly appreciated. The 1946 cards show that L.W. Noble of Morris Street, Sunshine had a Single Membership which cost 26 shillings ($2.60) per annum, and that J.H.F Noble of the same address had a Double Membership which cost 39 shillings ($3.90) per annum. The cards were issued when payments for the first 4 weeks of membership were made, which were 2 shillings for Single and 3 shillings for Double. The stickers inside provide a record of continuing membership payments.These two cards indicate that membership of the Sunshine & District Community Hospital was a way of receiving Treatment or Membership benefits. This type of membership of a hospital appears to be a forerunner to the present day memberships provided by the various Hospital Benefits Associations. The cards also provide information about the cost of being a member of the Sunshine & District Community Hospital in 1946, and how the membership payments were recorded.The membership cards are actually small booklets with the Single Membership Card being Yellow coloured and the Double Membership Card being Blue coloured.Single Membership Card No. 983 / Double Membership Card No. 297 / Sunshine & District Community Hospital (Incorporated) / King Edward Avenue Sunshine / N.B.--This Card Must be submitted when requiring Treatment or Membership Benefitsmorris street, sunshine, king edward avenue, albion, sunshine & district community hospital, leslie "les" noble

3833.01 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Third Annual Report 1948 - 49 3833.02 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Twenth-Ninth Annual Report 1974 - 75 3833.03 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-First Annual Report 1976 - 77 3833.04 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Second Annual Report 1977 - 78 3833.05 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Third Annual Report 1978 - 79 3833.06 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Fouth Annual Report 1979 - 80 3833.07 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Fifth Annual Report 1980 - 81 3833.08 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Sixth Annual Report 1981 - 82 3833.09 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Seventh Annual Report 1982 - 83 3833.10 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Eighth Annual Report 1983 - 84 3833.11 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Ninth Annual Report 1984 - 85sunshine and district community hospital

979.01 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-First Annual Report 1976 - 77 979.02 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Second Annual Report 1977 - 78 979.03 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Third Annual Report 1978 - 97 979.04 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1979 - 80 979.05 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Fifth Annual Report 1980 - 81 979.06 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Sixth Annual Report 1981 - 82 979.07 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Thirty-Fifth Annual Report 1983 - 84 979.09 - Sunshine and District Community Hospital Forthieth Annual Report 1985 - 86 979.13 - Annual report of the of the medical officer of health for the year 1986 979.14 - Annual report of the of the medical officer of health for the year 1988sunshine and district community hospital, king edward avenue, albion

Sunshine & District Community Hospital First Annual Report & Statement Of Accounts 30th June 1947sunshine & district community hospital, king edward avenue, albion

Recording of Sunshine residents, Faye McMahone, Ron Cheshier and Colin Phillips discussing the history of churches in the Sunshine and district areaSunshine & District Hist Soc History of Churches 12/10/95 Speakers Fay McMahon, Ron Cheshire, Colin Phillipssunshine and district historical society, churches, faye meehan, ron crosbie, colin phillips

This brass registration plate was once attached to the former Sunshine District Community Hospital in King Edward Avenue, Albion, 3020. The hospital, under several names, served the local community since the 1920's. It became the Sunshine District Community Hospital in 1946 and was closed in 1989. The building was demolished and replaced by residential units. The plate was preserved by Carol Duvall, a long serving nurse from 1976 to 1989, who 20 years later donated it to the Sunshine and District Historical Society.This brass plate is a rare physical relic of what was once the main hospital serving the Sunshine area, and in which many local babies were born.Tarnished brass plate with indented or carved lettering finished in black paint. The black paint is showing signs of deterioration. The plate has six holes for attaching it to a wall, and two of the corners have been bent probably during the removal of the plate. There is also a small amount of paint contamination on the edges.REGISTERED OFFICE SUNSHINE DISTRICT COMMUNITY HOSPITALsunshine district community hospital, albion, king edward avenue, sunshine district hospital

The hospital was established (circa 1920's) by the Carruthers sisters, who both were qualified nursing sisters. It was later known as St Andrews. The hospital became the Sunshine & District Community Hospital on 15 September 1946. Many local people were born in this hospital. The First Annual Report for period 15 September 1946 to 30 June 1947 states that there were 182 births, and that 413 patients were admitted. The daily average of patients during this period was 15.3 of whom 37.8% were members and 62.2% non members. It ended its use as a hospital in 1989, and the buildings were demolished to be replaced by residential units.This was the main hospital in the Sunshine area serving the local residents for several decades. Its usefulness as a local hospital became irrelevant when the significantly larger Sunshine Hospital in Furlong Rd became operational.albion, sunshine & district community hospital, st andrews hospital, king edward avenue hospital, carruthers sisters, king edward avenue

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Extraordinary Business 9th December 1980 Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Catherine Yeung Community Nurse Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application 74 Lot Residential Subdivision Opie Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application 3 Flats Lots 23 & 25 Madden Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Extensions to School Classrooms Land bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Planning Permit Application Restaurant, Service Premises and Associated Signs Red Rooster 204 - 210 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Enforcement Factory and Petrol Filling Station Lots 13, 14, 15 & 16 North West Corner Ballarat Road and Glencairn Avenue Deer Park Planning Permit Application Two Lot Subdivision Ballarat Road Albion Planning Permit Application Junk Yard Scrap Metal Maida Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Warehouse Lots 30 & 31 Cromer Avenue Sunshine Planning Permit Application Display Home Centre Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse 4 Arvona Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Renovation South West Corner Somerville Road and Tottenham Parade Planning Permit Application Bus Depot Lot 1 Emu Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application 4 Flats Lot 31 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Grain Storage Depot Stage 2 Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse North West Corner Ballarat Road and Lacy Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Ground and Forst Floor Offices 239 - 241 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory Lot 30 Frederick Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Service Premises Alterations Lot 2 Rosamond Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application 2 Flats 185A Main Road West St. Albans Planning Permit Application Clothing Manufacturer 67 Dumfries Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory Display and Sales Lot 39 Reid Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extensions to Secondary School Marian College Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Promotion Panel Sign Lots 1, 6 and 7 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Shop Bank and Offices 288 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Brick Store 75 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Erection of New Multiple Sclerosis Residential and Day Attendance Centre Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Warehouse Alterations 22 St. Albans Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Junk Yard Lot 5 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Water Purification Plant Press Filter Platform Smorgon Consolidated Industries Meat and Paper Pty Ltd Planning Permit Application Bread and Cake Stall Level 2 Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Hot Bread Kitchen Glengala Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Alterations to Service Station Lot 1 Ballarat Road Braybrook Planning Permit Application Market Extensions Level 1 Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Laboratory and Offices Ballarat Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station and Hotel Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Residential Subdivision and Industrial Use St. Albans Road and Furlong Road St. Albans Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Shop 100 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Extension to Sunshine and District Community Hospital King Edward Avenue Albion Planning Permit Application Motor Repair Station and Advertising Signs Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Private Street Construction Ayton Street and Steers Street Sunshine North Closure of Omar Street Maidstone to Through Traffic Consolidated of Title McDonald Road Colliers Interstate Transport Service Ltd Lot 1 Station Road Albanvale Children's Community Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 3 Droitwich Crescent Deer Park Building Over Easement 20 Hook Street St. Albans Building Over Easement 191 Wright Street Sunshine West Building Over Easement 288 Station Road St. Albans Building Over Easement and Location of Building 11 Thwaites Street Sunshine Location of Building Lot 132 Hargreaves Crescent Braybrook Location of Building Lot 1 Station Road Deer Parkcatherine yeung, opie road, st. albans, madden street, maidstone, churchill avenue, dobson crescent, darnley street, st. johns secondary college, ballarat road, glencairn avenue, deer park, albion, maida avenue, sunshine north, cromer avenue, furlong road, arvona avenue, somerville road, tottenham parade, emu road, bardsley street, sunshine west, francis street, brooklyn, lacy street, braybrook, hampshire road, frederick street, rosamond road, main road west, dumfries street, reid street, ardeer, marian college, glengala road, berkshire road, wright street, st. albans road, mcintyre road, highpoint west, maribyrnong, neale road, station road, sunshine and district community hospital, king edward avenue, geelong road, ayton street, steers street, omar street, albanvale children's community centre, droitwich crescent, hook street, thwaites street, hargreaves crescent

Collection of S&DHS photos that were provided to Victorian CollectionsIndustrial Agreement between Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australan and Imperial Chemical Industries|Quarter Mile Bridge (C1928)|Hugh V. McKay Receipt for Mr. M. Norton|Sunshine Districal Community Hospital brass sign|Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club cloth badge|Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club metal badge|Braybrook Junction Railway Station|Sunshine Town Hall (Memorial Hall) Hampshire Rd|Sunvale Primary School A Scrap Book of Memories1957 - 1997 front cover|Kevin Wheelahan WW1 Memorial Sigh|Framed Helen Kellet signature in wood frame|Close up off Helen Kellet signature|Hellenic Prince Ship|WW1 Medals|Sunshine & District Friendly Societies Dispensary Past Presidents Honour Board|Sunshine State School Swimming Pool Shire of Braybrook Chairmen & Presidents Honour Board|Sunshine High School pennant|Shire of Braybrook Coat of Arms|Spalding 25 Years Service Roll Honour Board|McPhersons Boly & Nuts display|4th Liberty Loan pennant|SSW Supermarket paper bags|Souvenir Programe Diamond Jubille of the Sunshine Harvester|H.V. McKay Factory Rules January 1913|H.V. McKay Factory Rules May 1926|Phoenix Fireworks Sold Here postersunshine & district historical society

Ordinary meeting notice including reports from Council's officers Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Sunshine Tip Tipping Agreement City of Keilor, City of Fitzroy, City of Williamstown Transfer of Splays from the Department of Administrative Services Donations and Grants Request for Christmas Festival Skinner Reserve by Maltese Own Band Philharmonic Society Maltese Crusaders' Association hire of Errington Reserve for Maltese Festival Polish Sporting Recreation and Community Association Purchase of Land 556 Ballarat Ardeer Soccer Club Training Lights Ardeer Reserve Helene Street Ardeer Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme Essendon and District Memorial Hospital Driver Improvement Program Holiday Programme Funding Application Maribyrnong Totting Club Robert Barrett Reserve Transfer of Discontinued Right of Way Hamilton Street, Burnside Street, Poole Street and Tullock Street Deer Park Transfer of Reserves from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Block B Pizzey Street and Block G Clyde Street Transfer of Land From Strata Titles Act and Cluster Tittles Act Formal Allotment of Street Numbers Municipality Grid Map Ref PT A03 Report of the Acting Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services National Consultations on Multicultural and Citizenship YMCA Outreach Project Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Registration of Premises Health Act Transfer of Premises Health Act Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Issuing of Septic Tank Approval Notices Spastic Society Miss Australia Quest Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic and By-Laws Dog Act Report of the Chief Librarian Mobile Library Driver Librarianship Students Report of the Acting City Engineer / Planner Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 160 Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 184 & 185 Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour 90 Hampshire Road Planning Permit Application Advertising Sign 35 Wright Street Planning Permit Application Special Accommodation House 16 Ridley Street 16 Ridley Street Service Premises and Petrol Filling station Lot 1 Sun Crescent Delegated Matters Plan of Subdivision Turner Crescent and Hughes Street Railway Construction and Property Board Plan of Subdivision 6 - 8 Turner Cresent Braybrook Railway Construction and Property Board Plan of Subdivision 14 - 16 Turner Cresent Braybrook Railway Construction and Property Board Plan of Proposed Consolidation 146 - 148 McIntyre Road Sunshine North North East Corner Cornwall Road and Hertford Road Safety Rails Request Request for Keep Clear to be Painted on Road Payment at Staughton Street and Norge Street Traffic Control Items Victorian Railways (Transportation Branch) Reid Street Construction of Easement Boral Resources North Sunshine Private Street Scheme Stage 1 School Crossing Oakwood Road between Evergreen Avenue and Annetta Court Hampshire Road Overpass Ayton Street Private Street Scheme Construction Scheme Ballarat Road / Duke Street South West Corner Request for Guard Rail Ballarat Road Relocation of Bus Stop Municipal Association of Victoria Pedestrian Safety Campaign Fence North Maidstone Pre-School Centre Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 89 Camperdown Avenue Sunshine North Permission to Erect a Brick Fence Building Over Easement Lot 229 Railway Parade Deer Park Show Cause Notice 10 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Underground Tank Lot 11 Williamson Road Maribyrnong Report of the Superintendent Parks and Recreation Tree Removal 5 Baynton Avenue Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th July 198 Harrison Street and Miles Street Private Street Scheme city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, sunshine tip, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, maltese own band philharmonic society, maltese crusaders' association, errington reserve, main road east, st. albans, polish sporting recreation and community association, ballarat road, albion, ardeer soccer club, ardeer reserve, helene street, ardeer, harrison street, miles street, deer park, essendon and district memorial hospital, maribyrnong totting club, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, hamilton street, burnside street, poole street, tullock street, pizzey street, clyde street, sunshine, hampshire road, wright street, ridley street, sun crescent, turner crescent, hughes street, mcintyre road, sunshine north, cornwall road, hertford road, staughton street, norge street, reid street, oakwood road, evergreen avenue, annetta court, albanvale, hampshire road overpass, ayton street, duke street, north maidstone pre-school centre, mitchell street, maidstone, camperdown avenue, railway parade, the esplanade, williamson road, baynton avenue