Solemn music plays low throughout, underneath a voiceover.
We see Peter walking through the Drill Hall at South Melbourne Park Primary School. Three students join him.
Peter: There was a lot of my life invested in this place. A lot of nostalgia and memories come to mind. 1955 - first day I walked in the in the front door.
Like most boys of my generation, when we turned 18 we were called up for National Service which in those days required us to do a hundred days at Puckapunyal and five years with a regiment. I came to this place as a result of that National Service Corps and I got posted to a unit here.
The area has been used for military training since the 1870s. We're now seeing a transition from that type of school to a normal civilian school, so the site links very well into what purpose the area will be put to in the future.
My name's Peter. I'm the tour guide for today to introduce you to the historical significance of the military buildings on this site.
Down behind that screen a couple of rooms. Australian Army’s active involvement in World War II started in one of those rooms. Just before war was declared, the third divisional signals unit activated a wireless monitoring system to check on anyone who was sending funny messages into spies here, and to spies outside the country. It was not the most successful operation of the Australian Army in World War II, but it was the first - and we are very proud of that.
1965, which was the year I got married, and we conducted my wedding reception in the sergeant's mess. My wife was introduced to me here.
1975 - I think in the day of bloom when the control of the depot passed to field force the training command, and signals units therefore had to leave it.
1995 - where as president of the Signals Association I unveiled a memorial plaque in the main hall.
They're probably my most vivid memories apart from that military school.
We are now coming down through time and handing over to you, so that you can use it the purpose for which it was designed. As a school. And I don't think that any of us would have any problems with that.
The video ends with the Victorian School Building Authority logo and website URL (www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au).
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