"KELVIN HOUSE"
HOSTEL FOR MILITARY SERVICEWOMEN
LOCATED NEAR CITY HALL, BRISBANE, QLD
DURING WW2 

visits since 20 February 2003

"Kelvin House" was used as a Hostel for Army, Navy and Air Force servicewomen on leave in Brisbane during WW2. "Kelvin House" was located near the City Hall in Brisbane. (Can anyone please confirm the exact location of "Kelvin House" and whether it is still standing?)

Gladys Stevenson worked as a receptionist at "Kelvin House" during WW2. Gladys met a number of the nurses on the hospital ship Centaur, which was later sunk by Japanese submarine I-177 off Moreton Island on 14 May 1943.

REFERENCES

The Courier Mail, 20 February 2003 - Obituary for Gladys Harris (nee Stevenson)

Heaps of WW2 books available at Amazon.com

"Australia @ War"

This page first produced 20 February 2003

This page last updated 20 March 2004