Sister Carruthers and her sister started the Carruthers Sisters Private Hospital in King Edward Ave, Albion in 1922. It was later renamed as the St. Andrews Private Hospital in the early 1930's.

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In 1946, the Carruthers sisters retired from running the hospital and Sister Carruthers became in charge of the Sunshine's Harvesters First Aid Room.

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The hospital was then renamed as the Sunshine District Community Hospital and finally it was closed in 1989 after the new Sunshine Hospital in Furlong Rd was opened.

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The old hospital buildings were demolished in 1990 to make way for a new block of units.

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Many of Albion's and Sunshine's residents would have been born or treated at this hospital in all the years the hospital was providing medical services for the district.

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1923          King Edward Ave    Garde, Miss Beatrice Caroline

1924          King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1925          King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1926          King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1927          King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1928          King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1929    9    King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1930    9    King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1931    9    King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1933    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1935    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1938    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1940    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1942    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1942    9    King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1945    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1945    9    King Edward Ave    Carruthers, Misses Mary & Janet - Private Hospital

1948    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

1950    9    King Edward Ave    St. Andrews Private Hospital

1955    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

1960    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

1965    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

1970    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

1974    9    King Edward Ave    Sunshine District Community Hospital

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Sands & McDougall Directories

Photos: S&DHS