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Ingham’s Hospitals In early 1884 plans were underway to build a public hospital in Ingham, in a plain style “surrounded by extensive verandas” reminiscent of “East Indian bungalows” to cope with the climate. While some sources report that the first hospital building was constructed in 1883, the Ingham Hospital wasn’t formally established until August 7, 1885. By late 1885 tenders were invited for additions to this hospital, and in early 1886 a request for Government funding assistance to add an additional ward was met with resistance. In early 1889 Ingham Hospital confirmed it had built the ward out of its own funds, for the “use of Asiatics and other aliens that are employed on the plantations”. In 1929 the private Italian Hospital (known as the Ospedale Cardarelli) was built, to improve healthcare for non-English speaking Italian migrants and ostensibly to promote better relations between Italian and British subjects. Racial tensions were running high at this time, and when Italy joined the war in 1940 many Italians were sent to internment camps, including the Cardarelli Hospital’s Dr Francesco Piscitelli. There were calls for their release in 1942 because of labour shortages on the sugar cane plantations in north Queensland. The hospital continued to operate until 1946 and the building remains to this day. It was widely agreed that Ingham’s public hospital was in dire need of an upgrade as early as 1935, yet funding was a contentious issue. The new building was officially opened on September 3, 1938. In 2009 a new Ingham Hospital was opened and remains on the same block of land that housed the original buildings. Stacey Larner - Librarian, State Library of Queensland www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queensland-hospitals-pandemic-fro...

Ingham is the town center of the Hinchinbrook Region and a major hub for Australia’s sugar industry. Nestled amongst rugged mountain peaks, giant waterfalls, sugarcane-filled floodplains, wild islands, tropical reefs, and a beckoning coastline; what is there to do in Ingham? The choices are endless! Ingham is known as the “Little Italy” of Tropical North Queensland and is known for the exceptional richness and quality of its Italian culture, which may be enjoyed at any of the local Italian delicatessens. Source: www.hinchinbrookway.com.au/destinations/ingham/

Hotel Central and adjoining buildings flooded in 1946. . Lower parts of the Main street beyond the Hotel Central were significantly affected by the floodwaters. Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_88500_Hotel...

It could be that this data is related to the Carrs family The Carr Family of Halifax, Queensland Posted by KeithMcPhee, Thursday, 13 July 2017 Four brothers, sons of William Arthur and Sussanah Carr of Halifax via Innisfail, Queensland, all enlisted in the Great War: Source: discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/113161

From 1871 onwards, the Post and Telegraph services to the Lower Herbert valley have provided a vital communication link between Ingham and the rest of the world. In 1874, the first Telegraph line was erected by Henry Simmonds between Waterview and the Lower Herbert (later Ingham), at a cost of £900 (approx. $105,039.50). In 1900, a purpose-built Post and Telegraph office replaced the original small building. Constructed by E. Corbett of Ingham. It was a solid timber and tin building with an L -shaped design. The Post and Telegraph office consisted of a foyer and counter area with a mail sorting room behind with five private boxes installed with public access. A small battery room was located at the end of the veranda for the telegraph service. The accommodation was provided for the single male clerks. The house contained three bedrooms, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom and storeroom with a veranda wrapping around two sides for the men to catch the breeze of an afternoon. By 1923, substantial renovations to the Post office were required to cope with mail associated with growth in the region. The sorting room, exchange and battery room were doubled in size and a new bank of private postal boxes were installed along the entrance veranda. A Savings Bank was added to the business and a small timber building was provided for the linesman with a stable and the toilet nearby. Source: www.hinchinbrookway.com.au/things-to-do/culture-art-histo...