H13067
Photograph H13067 Period 1920-1929Brighton 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
Anzac Hostel, Melbourne Accession Number: H13066
Description
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 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 generous donation 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 Anzac 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. The Australian Red Cross Society contributed medical comforts and amenities until the Hostel closed on 30 June 1995. The original 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. Please note the wheeled hospital beds.
Details
Accession Number
H13066
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 14.6 cm x 19.4 cm
Date Made
c 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Repatriation Commission
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
Units
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