Young District Medical Centre

The commencement of “Widrington”practice is uncertain. There were no doctors at Lambing Flat (now Young) before gold was discovered in 1860. It seems possible that it started with Dr J K Barnett, for the Young Chronicle Newspaper of July 7, 1875 stated that “Dr Barnett had arranged with Dr J T Heeley of Victoria to practice in partnership with him. ” He was expected to arrive by the end of the month and on Thursday July 22 Dr Barnett left town with his family for Sydney.