Historical information
Fairfield Hospital opened in 1904 as the Queen's Memorial Infectious Diseases Hospital, the first purpose-built isolation hospital for infectious diseases in Victoria. Its 22-acre site was located on a bank of the Yarra River. It was renamed Fairfield Hospital in 1948. In its later years, the hospital was a centre for AIDS treatment in Victoria, and a passionate campaign fought against its planned closure in the 1990s.
Fairfield Hospital finally closed in June 1996. One section of the site was gazetted as a Public Park and Memorial Garden (containing an AIDS Garden).
Physical description
Circular white and red plastic badge. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with safety pin fastener adhered to back.
Badge printed with the red text 'SAVE FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL'. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with safety pin fastener adhered to back.
Subjects
References
- Similar badge listed on Museums Victoria Collections website Catalogue record of similar badge (in blue with black inscription) collected as part of project administered jointly by Museum Victoria, State Library of Victoria and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives. This catalogue record is based on the record from Museums Victoria (CC-BY).
