Learn more about Elizabeth Austin and her legacy

 

Visit the Library and see:

• Historic pictures and photographs, including Austin Hospital’s original floorplan, and an original painting of Heidelberg prior to Austin’s construction.

• Our collection of medical and hospital history books including the Austin Hospital history A Century of Compassion, and a newly published Elizabeth Austin biography.

• The colourful Liz Nettleton tapestries (commissioned for the opening of the Harold Stokes Building in the early 1980s), which tell the story of Austin's past, present and future.

• The Austin Hospital Reporter - the Pulse News of the 50s and 60s.

 

On display until 31 August 2023

Austin Health Sciences Library
Lance Townsend Building, Level 4 - across from the John Lindell theatre
Staffed hours Mon-Fri 8.30-5pm (accessible 24/7 with an Austin pass)
Enquiries: library@austin.org.au | 9496 5393 | austin.org.au/library