th ▁Col onial ▁Hospital . ▁Her ▁staff ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁nur se , ▁cook , ▁order ly ▁and ▁w ards ma id . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁ 6 5 ▁patients ▁were ▁admitted . ▁When ▁necessary , ▁surg ery ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁kitchen ▁table . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁ur gent ▁need ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁Av on ▁Valley : ▁ ▁The ▁roof , ▁originally ▁sh ing led ▁with ▁hand - split ▁she - o ak ▁sh ing les , ▁was ▁re - sh ing led ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁hospital ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Civil ▁Def ence ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Department ▁of ▁Christian ▁Education ▁( Method ist ▁Church ) ▁which ▁called ▁the ▁building ▁Mir ram be ena ▁House . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁restored ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁architect ▁John ▁P idge on , ▁and ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁Youth ▁Community ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁National ▁F it ness ▁Council ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁host el . ▁The ▁Youth ▁Host els ▁Association ▁ceased ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁private ▁residence . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁design ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁Federation ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁design ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia