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Brougham Place, North Adelaide [B 14426] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] North west corner of Brougham Place and O'Connell Street, March 22nd 1958. Later the site of the Hotel Australia and subsequent redevelopment as luxury town houses. The residence was built by Dr. Jay, who subsequently sold it to Dr. John Corbin (1878-1930), who extended the house during this time. Dr. Corbin, a doctor who trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, married Margaret Watt Ogilvie of Toorak, Victoria, in 1908 and had three children whilst living in North Adelaide. He served as a surgeon in World War I, as an officer in the Australian Army Medical Corps. He sailed from Melbourne ion 5 December 1914 aboard the HMAT 'Kyarra' and returned to work at the Military Hospital at Keswick. An article in the Observer from 15 June 1929 details the debut of Miss Betty Corbin held at the house, with information about the house and the guests. For a view of building erected on the site in 1960 see B 14427.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 11.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1958

Photographer

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd

Collection

Part of Acre 739 Collection

Catalogue record

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General notes

Florence Eva McLeay leased this building from 1939 until 1946 and ran it as a guest house. It was known as 'Alanda'. She moved on to become the matron of St Marks College in Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide until she retired in the late 1960's.

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Date

24/03/2006

Format

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3,189 x 2,307 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.11 MB

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