Lake Grace Australian Inland Mission Hospital Museum Overview

Lake Grace Australian Inland Mission Hospital Museum

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One of only three Australian Inland Mission Hospitals left in Australia.

Hospitals and medical staff were a rarity in the early 1900s. Hospitals were often funded by communities and religious organisations, such as the Australian Inland Mission (AIM), or champions like Presbyterian Reverend John Flynn, better known as Flynn of the Outback. Outback hospitals serviced very large areas. The Lake Grace AIM Hospital opened in 1926 and serviced an area of 16,000km2. Today, there are very few AIM hospitals left in Australia. This collection includes two original hospital beds and a microscope from the hospital's longest serving doctor.

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Address:

Stubbs Street
Lake Grace WA 6353
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9865 2140

Email:

lgvisitorcentre@westnet.com.au

Opening Hours

Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm

Dr Clarke’s microscope

Dr Margaret Clark worked at the Lake Grace hospital from 1932 to 1960. She performed all medical care including surgery, dental surgery, delivering babies and counselling people. Dr Clarke received an...

Hospital bed

An original hospital bed.

This is one of the original hospital beds. The hospital originally contained a men’s and women’s ward, a kitchen, matron’s office and nursing accommodation on the first floor. Due to overcrowding, the...

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