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2 unusual facts about Repatriation Hospital "Birralee"


Birralee, Belair

After Burford's death in 1925, it became the home of his various descendants, then Scotch College, Adelaide, then Belair TB sanatorium, then Repatriation Hospital "Birralee", and then in the 1980s it was used as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.

In the period 1 Jan 1952 – 31 Dec 1976, the house was known as Repatriation Hospital "Birralee".



see also

Darebin Creek Trail

Going straight ahead on the bitumen trail leads to the Austin Hospital helipad (Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital) near Bell Street.

Division of Jagajaga

The area is predominantly residential and light industrial, and includes the Australian Army's Simpson Barracks, the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, the Mercy Hospital for Women and the Austin Hospital.