South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall

Sturt Street,South Melbourne, MELBOURNE CITY

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  • Physical Description 1

    South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall - Physical Description 1

    Late 1930s Interwar drill hall.
    
    Only a timber married quarters and perhaps some stabling remain. Bluestone pitched paving is probably also from this period.

    Historical Australian Themes

    South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall - Historical Australian Themes

    Providing administrative structures and authorities - defence

    Physical Conditions

    South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall - Physical Conditions

    Drill hall intact. Remnants: some outbuildings including timber married quarters from that era.

    Usage/Former Usage

    South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall - Usage/Former Usage

    3 Psych Unit, Remnants of earlier buildings

    Veterans Description for Public

    South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill Hall - Veterans Description for Public

    The South Melbourne Remount Depot and Drill hall on Sturt Street was the site of timber orderly room and depot in the colonial period. The site is now occupied by brick drill hall from interwar period 1935 - 1939. The mounting depot was constructed in Sturt Street at the same time as the Maribyrnong facility. Only a timber married quarters and some stabling remain.

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