land ▁from ▁Sal am ander ▁Bay . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Training ▁Centre ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁only ▁boat ▁cre ws ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁at ▁H MA S ▁Ass ault . ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁base ▁at ▁Port ▁Steph ens ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁care ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁( N el son ) ▁Head ▁B atter y ▁and ▁the ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Training ▁Centre ▁at ▁H MA S ▁Ass ault , ▁the ▁lower ▁camp ▁at ▁Tom are e ▁( the ▁inf antry ▁camp ) ▁was ▁also ▁closed ▁and ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Corps ▁for ▁training . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁the ▁inf antry ▁camp ▁at ▁Tom are e ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ence ▁to ▁the ▁NS W ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Health . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Tom are e ▁head land ▁was ▁transferred ▁for ▁hospital ▁purposes . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁former ▁inf antry ▁base ▁at ▁Tom are e ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁hol iday ▁and ▁recuper ation ▁camp ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁on wards ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁permanent ▁mental ▁patients , ▁associated ▁with ▁Tom are e ▁L odge . ▁Tom are e ▁Head land ▁compr ises ▁about ▁ 3 5 , 6 1