Between 1892 and 1992, the religious order Little Company of Mary ran Mount St Margaret's Hospital, a psychiatric hospital along with a convent on the site.
In the 1990s, the site was redeveloped into an aged care precinct comprising an aged care home (Calvary Ryde) and a retirement village (Dalton Gardens). Calvary Health Care manages them, which is owned by the religious order Little Company of Mary, which is associated with the Catholic Church.
Below is an article from The Sunday Telegraph dated June 12 1994 focusing on demolition of the former buildings on the site on June 11 1994. The convent building was demolished by implosion and Sister Louise (Little Company of Mary) pressed the plunger. Demolition was undertaken by Power Demolitions.
Source: Harris, S. 1994. "Holy Smoke!". The Sunday Telegraph, June 12: 3.
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