Chisholm Fountain presented to Wagga Wagga Hospital

Wagga Wagga Hospital in 1896 on the corner of Johnston and Tarcutta streets. This was Wagga’s second hospital established about 1860. The fountain is known as the Chisholm Fountain having been presented by Hospital President, Frederick Chisholm of Bulls Run to the hospital in 1885.

The Wagga Hospital opened on its current site in Edward Street in 1910 and the fountain was given to the Wagga Municipal Council in 1920 and is now located in the Victory Memorial gardens opposite the Council Chambers.

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