1958
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The Spinal Unit at the Royal North Shore Hospital was the second in Sydney and gave the patients at Mt Wilga a cross-town sports rival.

The spinal unit at RNSH opened soon after Mt Wilga.

The spinal unit at RNSH opened soon after Mt Wilga.

From the start, sport was central to rehabilitation

From the start, sport was central to rehabilitation

The road to Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal started with a plane crash

The road to Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal started with a plane crash

Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab

Ross Sutton, Australia’s first Paralympic gold medallist, starts his rehab
1960

The first Royal North Shore Paraplegic Games

The first Royal North Shore Paraplegic Games

In the Table Tennis tent at the first RNSH Paraplegic Games

In the Table Tennis tent at the first RNSH Paraplegic Games