John Hunter Hospital

Newcastle's AIDs ward in the Royal Newcastle Hospital was moved to John Hunter Hospital after it was built in 1991. 

Below are a collection of photographs relating to the treatment of HIV/AIDs in the John Hunter. You can find more information by viewing the oral histories of Pauline Dobson, Wez Saunders and Robert Pearson. 

Time Capsule buried in the gardenDate: 2000

Time Capsule buried in the garden; AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

Visitors planting plants for World AIDS Day 2000 Robyn Starkey NUM white top grey skirt centre right; AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

AIDS Memorial Garden completed; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

Christine Smith dietitian; Veronica Findlay Social Worker; Nikki Holden Clerical staff; Byrne House;Date: 2000

Steve Monro RN; Narelle Orford Clinical nurse specialist; Robyn Starkey NUM; Byrne House;Date: 2000

Jane Gray HAHS Communications Unit 2nd from left; Dr John Ferguson with guitar; AIDS Garden John Hunter Hospital;Date: 1996

AIDS memorial garden, John Hunter HospitalDate: 1994

AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

Visitors planting for World AIDS Day 2000; AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

Pauline Dobson CNC, Byrne HouseDate: 1999

Unknown speaker; 10th Anniversary of HIV ward; World AIDS Day; AIDS Garden; John Hunter Hospital;Date: 1996

AIDS memorial garden, John Hunter HospitalDate: 1994

AIDS memorial garden, John Hunter HospitalDate: 1994

Byrne House outpatients for HIV _ Immunology & Infectious Diseases, John Hunter Hospital AIDS unitDate: 1999

Veronica Findlay; HIV Social Worker Byrne House; John Hunter Hospital campusDate: 2001

AIDS memorial garden, John Hunter HospitalDate: 1994

Time Capsule buried in the garden; AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

Time Capsule buried in the gardenDate: 2000

Robert Pearson, Kevin Paton, AIDS memorial garden, John Hunter HospitalDate: 1994

Isabel Occupational Therapist AIDS unit; Byrne House outsDate: 2000

Lewis Burrows Gardener; designed and prepared AIDS Memorial garden annually for WAD; AIDS Memorial Garden; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000

AIDS Memorial Garden completed; John Hunter HospitalDate: 2000