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LOCATION
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Address 216 Daws Road DAW PARK
Locality
Accuracy H - high level confidence
Council Area Mitcham Council
Polygon Type B - Building footprint
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Repatriation General Hospital
Registered Name Repatriation General Hospital
Significance The Repatriation General Hospital has a significant association with an international event of profound historical importance to the South Australian community: World War II (criterion (g)). The outbreak of World War II created an immediate need for more hospital beds. In June 1940 the South Australian State Cabinet approved construction of a new 880 bed military hospital for injured soldiers and a site near the corner of Daws Road and Goodwood Road, was chosen and resumed under wartime emergency regulations: the 105 Australian Military Hospital (105 AMH) was formed on 10 June 1941. Despite changes over many years, the essence of the original layout of the site is still discernable in the symmetrical arrangement of the central buildings on the north-south axis, with the original wards to its east. The site is still characterised by comparatively low-scale development interspersed with well-maintained gardens. The surviving wartime buildings and structures, together with later items of a commemorative nature such as the Peace Garden, act as reference points for the unique history of the place. The Repatriation General Hospital has a strong and ongoing cultural association with veterans who served in World War II and subsequent conflicts: strong links with the Returned and Services League and other ex-service organisations (criterion (f)). This association is discernable in the physical fabric and the culture of the place, by reference to wartime experience (various memorials, naming of wards etc, and in the corporate identity promoted by the Hospital). For the generation of South Australians who experienced World War II as servicemen and women, and for their families, the 'Repat' played an important role. As part of their rehabilitation before resuming civilian life, a large number of veterans passed through the Hospital after returning from military service overseas. A considerable proportion of veterans and war widows returned to the 'Repat' for on-going treatment for decades following their military discharge, as indeed many still do to the present day. In its policies and internal culture the hospital has maintained a strong focus on providing specialised medical and social support services to veterans and war widows, and in this respect it represents a unique association with the veteran community in this state. This association is demonstrated in numerous tangible and intangible references to the connections with military history on the site including the naming of wards after battles, Peace Garden dedication, chapel windows, remembrance ceremonies, and the museum. The special association with the Repatriation General Hospital has continued for veterans of post-World War II conflicts and for currently serving members of the military forces.
Subject Index Health - Hospital; Communication (postal and tele) - Post Office; Community facilities - Public Hall; Religion - Chapel; Parks, gardens and trees - Garden; Cemeteries and burial sites - Morgue/Mortuary; Government - Office Building
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 13-DEC-2013
REFERENCE
LGA Mitcham
State Heritage ID 26305
Heritage Number 26974
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16 a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
d - it is an outstanding representative of a particular class of place of cultural significance
f - it has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community or a group within it
g - it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 6201/130 D117209 A100,CT 6271/939 D123205 A501

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