The following memories and stories about the Maitland Hospital emerged from background research, and from being shared by artists, staff, volunteers, patients and community members.
![Aerial views.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1635632881064-5BRMO877BYTJT8Z42ICV/2014_3033c.jpg)
Aerial views.
Aerial photographs of the Maitland Hospital dating from the 1930s to the 1980s.
![You could hear the cows mooing.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1632786964023-X7WEAJ7GUJVEJ7UB95HC/NCC-267998-max.jpeg)
You could hear the cows mooing.
Christine Thompson remembers the saleyards opposite the nurses’ residence, and triggers other memories and details.