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. A group to fund the start of the site was begun in 1895. The foundation stone was laid in 1897 with the hospital opening in 1899 as Marrickville Cottage Hospital. In 1899, the hospital proper opened, and was renamed Marrickville District Hospital in 1922. Matron Helen Beattie ran the hospital for 32 years, until her retirement in 1935. In 1990, the hospital closed, and has remained empty since. In 2015,

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released plans to redevelop the hospital site into a residential and commercial development including a new library and 'community hub'.''Hospital Site takes shape''. Inner West Courier, 29 September 2015. The council entered into a partnership with real estate group Mirvac to deliver the project. The site is located on the corner of Marrickville and Livingstone roads.

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