Franklin Memorial Hospital, Waiuku
Franklin Memorial Hospital was officially opened in Kitchener Road, Waiuku, on 28 April 1923. This was a 'cottage hospital', funded partly by the Auckland Hospital Board and partly by public subscriptions, as a memorial to the men of Franklin who had served during the First World War. For many years it served as west Franklin's maternity hospital, but was converted into a geriatric hospital in the late 1970s.
For further information relating to this memorial building, see: 'District Hospital: Laying of Foundation Stone', Waiuku News, 7/4/22, p. 2; 'A Handsome Building: New Franklin Hospital', NZ Herald, 21/2/23, p. 12; 'Memorial Hospital: New Building at Waiuku', Auckland Star, 28/4/23, p. 5; 'The Franklin Memorial Hospital: History of Achievement', Waiuku News, 1/5/23, p. 2; 'Memorial Hospital: New Structure at Waiuku', Franklin Times, 1/5/23, p. 5.
Main Image and information: Bruce Ringer, Manukau Libraries. Additional images, John Halpin.