The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Brighton Vic. 25 May 1943. The exterior of Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", a property the government purchased in November 1918 to establish a home for the care of totally and permanently incapacitated men. Their disability was due to war service and they required nursing care but no active medical or surgical treatment. To purchase the property the government used part of a very generous donation of 25000 pounds from the Baillieu brothers; William Lawrence (1859-1936), Edward Lloyd (1867-1939), Arthur Sydney (1872-1943), Richard Percy Clive (1874-1941), Norman Horace (1878-1955), and Captain Maurice Howard Lawrence (1883-1961), all prominent Melbourne businessmen. After the essential building modifications the Red Cross, along with the nursing staff, undertook the cleaning of the building and preparations for receiving patients. At the time Anzac Hostel opened on 5 July 1919, it had a capacity of twenty-five beds and employed a seven nurses under the charge of Matron Catherine Munro. The Australian Red Cross Society continued to contribute medical comforts and amenities to the Hostel until it closed on 30 June 1995. The original building is now used as a school and a new Anzac Hostel was built on the property's grounds. It was officially opened on 27 July 1998.
Brighton Vic. 1919. The building and grounds of Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", a property the government purchased in November 1918 to establish a home for the care of totally and permanently
Brighton Vic. 25 May 1943. Some residents of Anzac Hostel enjoying the sunshine in front of the Hostel building. Anzac Hostel was previously a stately home, "Kamesburgh", which was purchased by the go
Brighton Vic. Three patients in the lounge of Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", a property purchased by the government in November 1918. The Hostel was established to provide a home for the care
Brighton Vic. 5 July 1919. Visitors assembled on the lawns of Anzac Hostel during its opening ceremony. In November 1918 the government purchased the property "Kamesburgh" to establish a home for the
Brighton, Victoria. c. 1920. Nurses and patients in a reading room at Anzac Hostel. Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", was established as a home for the care of totally and permanently incapacitat
A nurse and three patients in a ward of Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", a property purchased by the government in November 1918. The Hostel was established to provide a home for the care of tot
