The Hospital Minutes, over 10 years, record various purchases and contracts, for supplies and services. Prices fluctuated with the economic situation and with seasonal variations in supply.
CONVERSIONS: Length: 1 rod ? 5.02 m; 1 inch ? 2.54 cm
Weight: 1Ton ? 1,016 kg. 1lb. (pound) ?454 gm; 1oz. (ounce) ?28.3 gm
Volume: 1 Gallon ? 4.546 liters; 1 quart? 1.14 liters; 1 pint ? 0.57 liters
Money: £1. (Pound) = $2; 1s. (Shilling) = 10c; 1d. (Penny) ? 0.83c; written £.s.d or s/d
WAGES AND SALARIES: 1863 (Paid quarterly in arrears. Board & lodging worth 10s per week incl.,)
All positions lived on site. Absence of more than 3 hours required permission.
Resident Dispenser £100.0.0 per annum (medical supervisor)
Matron. £50.0.0 per annum (housekeeper and maintenance of patients)
Nurse. £26.0.0 per annum (female servant, care of patients)
Gardener. £30.0.0 per annum (male servant, grounds and outdoor work)
Messenger Boy. 8s per week (errands to the town, assistance as required)
FOOD:
Meat. (Per lb.) Prime Beef 2d; Soup and Gravy pieces 1½d; Mutton 3d; Beef legs 1d;
Bread. 5½d per 2lb loaf: Arrowroot. 10d per lb.: Milk. 5d per quart: Pumpkins. £6 per ton;
Red Wine 21s. per doz. Bottles
CLOTHING:
Blankets 10s a pair; Flannel shirts 4s/7d; Scotch twill shirts 4s; colored counterpane 4/6;
Grey calico 72 in. piece (a sheet) 1s/11d; grey calico 34 in. piece (pillow slip) 11½d
MISCELLANEOUS:
Firewood. 5s. per 2 horse load: Funerals. Adults £2, children £1.10.0:
Building Insurance 8s/£100 of cover: A small still 10s: Coal £5.4.0 per 5 ton load: Hay £1.15.0 per load: Sweep Chimneys 9 chimneys cost £1: Fencing. £1 per gatepost. Palings 17/6 per rod:
Conveyance of patient from Ipswich to Sydney. £3.5.0: Howards Quinine (medicine) 10/6 per oz.
Industrial School for Orphans. 5/- per week:
TRANSLATION FOR METRIC ONLY READERS:
WAGES AND SALARIES: 1863 (Paid quarterly in arrears. Board & lodging worth $1 per week incl.,)
All positions lived on site. Absence of more than 3 hours required permission.
Resident Dispenser $200 per year (medical supervisor)
Matron. $100 per year (housekeeper and maintenance of patients)
Nurse. $56 per year (female servant, care of patients)
Gardener. $60 per year (male servant, grounds and outdoor work)
Messenger Boy. 80c. per week (errands to the town, assistance as required)
FOOD:
Meat. (Per Kg.) Prime Beef 3.7cents; Soup and Gravy pieces 2.75cents; Mutton 5.51cents; Beef legs 1.84cents each;
Bread. 5cents per 1kg loaf: Arrowroot. 18.4cents per kg.: Milk. 3.65 cents per liter: Pumpkins. 1.18cents per kilo;
Red Wine $2.10 per doz. Bottles
CLOTHING:
Blankets $1 a pair; Flannel shirts 46c; Scotch twill shirts 40c; colored counterpane 45 c;
Grey calico 10.5 cents/metre
MISCELLANEOUS:
Firewood. 50c. per 2 horse load: Funerals. Adults $4, children $2.10:
Building Insurance 40c/$100 of cover: A small still $1: Coal $10.24 per 5,000 kg load: Hay $3.50 per load: Sweep Chimneys 9 chimneys cost $2: Fencing. $2 per gatepost. Palings 35cents/metre:
Conveyance of patient from Ipswich to Sydney. $6.50: Howards Quinine (medicine) $33.76 per Kg.
Industrial School for Orphans. 50cents per week: