H12890
Photograph H12890 Period 1920-1929Brighton Vic. 1920. A patient, nurses and visitors in a reading room of Anzac Hostel being serenaded by a violin player. Anzac Hostel, previously "Kamesburgh", was established as a home for the care o
H12891 Accession Number: H12891
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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 incapacitated men. Their disability was due to war service and they required nursing care but no active medical or surgical treatment. The government purchased the property in November 1918 using part of a 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. At the time the Hostel opened on 5 July 1919 it had a capacity of twenty-five beds and employed seven nurses under the charge of Matron Catherine Munro (right). Anzac Hostel officially closed on 30 June 1995 and the building is now used as a school. A new Anzac Hostel was built on the original property's grounds and was officially opened on 27 July 1998. (Donor Repatriation Commission, Melbourne)
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H12891
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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