Julia Kidd

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Nurse Julia Kidd died in Orange on 20 March 1941, aged 72 years.
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Nurse Kidd outside Eureka Private Hospital. Image courtesy Vera Howarth.


Nurse Julia Kidd was a highly respected resident of Orange who ran the Eureka Private Hospital in McLachlan Street, East Orange, for more than 40 years.

Born at Kings Plains in 1868 Julia Margaret was the only daughter of Jesse and Johanna Lindfield. In 1880 the family moved to a farm at Canobolas and, in 1896, Julia married Ernest Albert Kidd, a blacksmith of Lucknow. Their sons, William Ernest and Claude were born in 1896 and 1899 respectively. Ernest contacted pneumonia and died in 1901 at just 27 years of age.

Julia took up nursing in an effort to support her young family. She opened the Eureka Private Hospital, which she ran single-handedly; she even washed patients’ clothing and the children’s nappies herself. Nurse Kidd’s patients often commented on the quality of her nursing skills, her kindness and compassion.

Nurse Kidd was known for her generosity and regularly supported local charities and causes, including Orange District Hospital and the establishment of a Catholic church in East Orange (later St Mary’s). A prominent worker in the Catholic community, Julia acted as secretary for the Patrician Brothers’ School fund and served on the committee of the local branch of the Self-Determination for Ireland League of Australia.

Nurse Julia Kidd died in Orange on 20 March 1941, aged 72 years.

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