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Organisation Carramar (1961 - 1979?)
Carramar, 1966
Details
- From
- 1961
- To
- 1979?
- Categories
- Anglican and Maternity Home
- Alternative Names
- Carramar Maternity Home
Summary
Carramar was an Anglican Church-run home for unmarried mothers at Turramurra. Its staff arranged adoptions of babies. The Anglican Adoption Agency was set up as part of Carramar.
In 1966 Four Corners visited Carramar, as part of a story on adoption.
Related Entries
Publications
Online Resources
- Standing Committee on Social Issues, Releasing the Past: Adoption Practices 1950 - 1998, vol. Report 22, Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Council, Sydney, 8 December 2000, 245 pp, http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/56e4e53dfa16a023ca256cfd002a63bc/$FILE/Report.PDF. Details
- Thompson, Geoff and Hichens, Clay, Given or Taken?, ABC Four Courners, ABC Ultimo, 27 February 2012, http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/02/23/3438175.htm. Details
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Sources used to compile this entry: Standing Committee on Social Issues, Releasing the Past: Adoption Practices 1950 - 1998, vol. Report 22, Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Council, Sydney, 8 December 2000, 245 pp, http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/56e4e53dfa16a023ca256cfd002a63bc/$FILE/Report.PDF; Thompson, Geoff and Hichens, Clay, Given or Taken?, ABC Four Courners, ABC Ultimo, 27 February 2012, http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/02/23/3438175.htm.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 28 February 2012, Last modified: 6 March 2013
Last updated: 26 April 2013
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