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Royal Australian Air Force - Central Sick Quarters, 3 Medical Receiving Station and 20 Medical Clearing Station
"Currajong” (former Ferguson familys’ residence)
'Currajong', the private residence of Mr and Mrs Ferguson was contributed to the war effort voluntarily to accommodate refugee children from England in 1939. However, at the commencement of the Pacific War the homestead was handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). In 1942, it was converted as Central Sick Quarters and then later, taken over by
No.3 Medical Receiving Station (3MRS).
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Built in 1888 as a gentleman’s residence, “Currajong” was originally set in acres of well kept gardens facing Fulham Road in Pimlico. When war broke out in Europe in September 1939, the owners of the property (Mr and Mrs Ferguson) decided to contribute to the war effort. They offered their house and grounds to the Anglican Parish of St Matthew as a home for refugee children from England whose cities were besieged by German bombing.
Tragically, the ship carrying the children to Australia was torpedoed en-route.
At the commencement of the Pacific War in December 1941, the Ferguson’s handed 'Currajong' to the...
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