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Stop 12.......The King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and BabiesOpened in 1941, KGV became the first MaternityHospital in NSW to be attached to a GeneralHospital. It was designed by Stephenson & Turnerwho were awarded the Sulman Medal in thecategory of outstanding public or monumentalbuilding for their efforts. The Medal celebratedexcellence in design and street architecture.Outside the building, there are several statues andworks of art. In the northern grassed courtyardstands “Maternity”, at the front entrance is “KingGeorge V” and at the southern end, one will find“The Surgeon”. All three were made by AndorMeszaros in the 1940s. Maternity and the Surgeonare made from Hawkesbury sandstone and KingGeorge V from Queensland white marble whichrequired special tungsten chisels.Meszaros was a Hungarian sculptor who left hishome country in 1939 and settled in Melbourne.He was introduced to Herbert Schlink, Chairmanof the RPA Board of Directors by ArchitectStephenson and it proved to be a fruitfulintroduction. Meszaros’s most prominentcommission was perhaps the medals of the 1956Olympic Games.Hidden behind several tall trees on the front faceof the building, one will see identical mural plaqueson either side of the front entrance. These are“Bambini” and “Mother and Baby”. The former is acopy of a 15th century Della Robbia mural situatedat the Foundling Hospital in Florence. Both the KGVmurals were made by Danish sculptor Otto Steen.20
Stop 13.......The RPA Museum and Archives can be found onthe 8th floor of the KGV Building where it moved in2005 after 45 years in the Queen Mary Nurses’Home. It is now situated in the striking (former)gynaecological theatres.It is home to photographs, records and artefactsrelated to the Hospital’s history from 1868 to thepresent. There is large collection of medical andsurgical instruments and equipment as well asnursing uniforms and badges. Some of the morerecent displays feature the development ofneonatology at RPA and the lives of nurses fromtimes past when they lived and trained on-site.The Museum is open to the public Mondays,Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm.Admission is free. For more information visit thewebsite:http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/rpa/museum orring 9515 9201.21Museum
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