Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum — Attraction in Sydney

My love of history has brought me to many of Parramatta's historic sites and cottages including visits to other NSW rural towns. I have passed by Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum numerous times but have never set foot in it till today. As a nurse myself, it was an eye-opener to see the vast collection of nursing and medical artefacts dating from the early colonial days to the 1970s. Makes me think of what it was like to live and work as a nurse in the early 19th century where outbreak of diseases wiped out huge populations, hygiene was poor and during WW1.

I also discovered today that Parramatta District Hospital once stood behind Brislington Museum and consisted of numerous separate buildings including Jeffery House which used to be a hospital. If you are visiting Brislington Museum, do explore the "Outdoor Museum" behind it as this is the site of The Parramatta Hospitals where the first convict tent hospitals were established in 1790. This outdoor museum marks out the sites of the former convict tents, colonial hospital and the cottage hospital complex. Archaeological artefacts dug out from the area can be seen here. As you walk around this huge area, pay attention to the plaques of historical facts embedded on the ground, on the wall and marked out sites of former buildings. Walk right down to behind Jeffery House facing Parramatta River, the Registry of Marriage and to the front of the Court Houses facing George Street. There is also a huge glass & steel enclosure housing the history of The Parramatta Hospitals.

It is significant to have all the memorabilia preserved inside Brislington House to present to us a bygone era of medical and nursing care which is not forgotten but displayed for the coming generations to see and value. Thank You to the Volunteers( including the Ex-Nurse Volunteers) who have done a marvellous job.

Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum opens every Tuesday and Thursday 10am-2pm and on Australia Day. Check out...

This is a wonderful little gem hiding in plain sight in the middle of the Parramatta district. I highly reccomend you give this place a visit if you are studying in the medical field in any capacity, love history or are into the paranormal/the macabre. Located inside a gorgeous historical home with a beautiful collection of medical antiques and stories to boot. The tour guides are very knowledgeable about an array of things wether it be medical, historical or Paranormal. I had a great time (Minus a picture frame falling which gave me goosebumps) and will surely re-visit, most probably for a ghost tour which is held by Dark Tour's every month so. Thank...

I have visited this house on many occasions in the past. I was just searching today to find out if it is still opened to the public. Fortunately it is,so I shall be going back as the history of this house is just fascinating. The volunteers take you on an amazing journey into the origins of this house and how it came to be there. Going right back to the man who built it,and it's not who people may think. I will say no more,because I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't been yet. Now with the new Monorail up and running this site should be on a list of places to see in Parramatta for those people interested in our...