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City of Wanneroo Museum Collections > Records

Gloucester Lodge - Yanchep National Park

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City of Wanneroo

c. 1944

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City of Wanneroo Heritage Places

Yanchep National Park

Overview

Black and White Photo

Historical information

The Royal Australian Air Force took over Yanchep Park from October 1943 and Yanchep Inn and McNess Hostel were used for the accommodation of wounded airmen. The no. 4 Convalescent Depot occupied Yanchep Inn and McNess Hostel until February 1946.

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cwa-org-57-PD00297

Item type

Themes

Material

Photographic Paper

Contextual Information

Sister Ursula Pegrum and patients on the verandah at Yanchep Inn (Gloucester Lodge)

Keywords

Yanchep National Park

Convaelescing Servicemen

Place made

Yanchep, WA, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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PD00297 - Sister Ursula Pegrum and patients on the verandah at Yanchep Inn

PD00297 - Sister Ursula Pegrum and patients on the verandah at Yanchep Inn

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