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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
9
The Hospital committee reports a strenuous year with rising accommodation and maintenance costs. Harold Smith is elected new president while R J Wilmoth retires from the presidency. The review notes finance and space challenges but emphasizes continuing patient care and plans to extend the building to meet growing public demand.
The report details hospital expenditure across sections including wages, materials, and new infrastructure. It notes higher tender prices, increased fuel and lighting costs, and purchases such as a telephone line, cabinets, and a duplicator, with specific gains in dressings, diet, and nurse amenities.
Horsham hospital leaders report extensive works including new gateways fences and fittings with wiring, pumps and sinks in theatres, plus updated ward facilities and a hospital Sunday proposal to seek church support. Auditing changes were debated, favoring quarterly reviews and higher auditor fees.
The president proposed Harold Smith for a officer post after a year of service. Smith declined asserting no wish to be honored without request. Fellow members thanked him and pledged to uphold high standards. Mr Conroy and Ward were nominated with thanks to Meagher and others, while the group discussed the operation of the club.
Warm tributes praised the retiring president and hospital doctors for their work at the institution. Honorary officer J Balderstone and the nursing and domestic staff under Matron Arthur were lauded for loyal service. A committee to appoint a resident medical officer was formed amid growing demands.
The report itemises ordinary receipts including hospital and charities funds, subscriptions, donations, and aftercare grants, and lists payments such as maintenance, wages, supplies, and establishment charges. It notes a tribute to the late Mr Barnes with a minute’s silence.
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