enterprises. This business, which was Australia wide, later became a part of Lever and Kitchen. 1925-1942 - Burford family After Burford's death in 1925, various of his children, and/or their families, continued living in the house. The following is an incomplete list of people who, at one time or other, lived in the house during this period: Mr and Mrs H C Park - (Evaline born 10 Feb 1876 married Horace Cansfield Park 11 November 1919.) Mr and Mrs J C Burford Gwenyth M Burford Alice Mary Burford married [Octavius] Cyril Beale of Vauclause, Sydney. He was the son of Octavius Beale, an Irish-born Australian piano manufacturer and a philanthropist. Alice died 7 September 1925 at her residence, Birralee, Belair. Their two daughters lived at Birralee: Miss Beverley Burford Beale married Bruce Harper Robertson, 2 September 1939. Miss Megan Beale Miss Emmie Burford It was announced in the Advertiser of 2 November 1939 that Mrs. H. Cansfield Park, Mrs. Bruce Harper Robertson, and Miss Burford will be "At Home" at Birralee, Belair, on 10 November. 1942-1944 - Scotch College On 1 April 1942, Australian Army officer Captain Lewis, together with two U.S. Army officers, arrived at Scotch College in Torrens Park and informed the Headmaster that they wished to inspect the college and its facilities to determine its suitability as an American army hospital. Lewis recommended that the American Army take possession of the college from 8 May (at the end of first term) until the cessation of hostilities. After considerable searching and investigation, two adjacent houses at Belair, Birralee and Brierley Lodge, were discovered, inspected and found to be suitable. It appears to have become accepted wisdom that Brierly Lodge was the house to the east of Birralee which was built by TKHamilton's brother, but according to the Scotch College old boys, it was the asymmetric Tudor bungalow to the west as modified by Culley and now named Willa Willa. The old boys tell of having the dorm on the open back balcony facing the city. The move from Torrens Park to Belair was executed during the school holidays, and the boarders and domestic staff moved in during the first week of second term. Four large marquees with wooden floors were erected on the drives and front lawns of the properties as classrooms. The arrival of 176 students, including 66 boarders, and 14 resident staff, "put a great strain