5/11/2023 0 Comments Woodheart hospital![]() He might have even gone down to the pub too. Dad would be next door in the office doing something, while that was going on, having a yarn. Dad never sat through all of that, he didn’t like it, he said it was too bloody long. I loved Shirley Temple, and Deanna Durbin movies and musicals Gone with the Wind. We were there every Saturday night we were the envy of most of the school kids. The projectionist was Len Townsend, I was always on the door, I sold tickets, or I was the usherette, my sisters all helped. That’s when it all went to pieces for a while, but it did come back later on, but it wasn’t near as good once the television came. The Amusu was built in 1936 and it went strong for a long time, until the advent of television. The theatre had love seats, they are pretty popular! They had no arms in between you could cuddle up, in the dark. People did their courting in some of those little towns. We enjoyed it and after that when that folded we went to Dad, he had the theatre at Millthorpe, We often got invited for meals, and the places. We used to sleep in the halls there in the supper room, put up a shower, one of those showers with the nozzle on it and shower there. Jeff and I took over the 16mm plant for 12 months or more. He was there all the time and a good disciplinarian too, he kept an eye on us, he was wonderful. They lived next door to where Dad built the house and after Nanna died my grandfather came and lived with us. We had my grandfather living with us after my grandmother died. Lyn Woohart with a projector from Amusu Theatre, Manildra There were plenty of breakdowns, going to isolated places, especially after a shower of rain. The roads weren’t what they are today, and the old trucks weren’t what they are today either. Then they started to screen in halls and places that had halls. They used to come miles to some of the shows out there. They had to eat and they wanted to be entertained. ![]() It was something for people, out back too, in those little country towns, they had nothing else, they all looked forward to when the talkies came to town.Įntertainment. Lyn Woodhart, Manildra Lyn Woodhart Amusu Theatre ManildraĪfter Dad saw the talking machine in Sydney, he came home and changed his silent biography machine to the talking machine. Course we would be at the Amusu Theatre every Saturday Night. Visiting times are subject to change. You should phone the ward before planning your visit to confirm what the visiting times are, by calling the NHS Grampian switchboard on 03 and asking to be put through to the ward.We were the envy of most of the school kids. Staff identificationĪll permanent members of staff wear a name badge that bears a photograph to help you identify them. Today the hospital caters for care of the elderly, orthopaedics, mobility and rehabilitation service (MARS), wheelchair services, Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Head and Neck Outpatient Department, Audiology and Hearing Aid services and much more. However it was not until as late as 1959 that the NHS could use the whole building as a general hospital and for the care of elderly patients. ![]() On the introduction of the NHS in 1947 Woodend became part of the NHS. The Corporation, in liaison with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, used Woodend as a general hospital with a special block being set aside for the treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and similar cases. Woodend Municipal Hospital was opened in 1927. If you are unsure about anything while at the hospital, please ask a member of staff, they will be happy to help. These pages contain information which you and your relatives or carers may find useful during a stay or visit. North of Scotland Research Ethics Service Parent and Infant Mental Health Services (PIMHS) Mobility and Rehabilitation Service (MARS) Midwives Unit - Aberdeen Maternity Hospital ![]() Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
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