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New South Wales - Organisation
Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Parramatta (1907 - 1923)
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The Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta [IV], 1908, courtesy of .
DETAILS
- From
- 1907
- To
- 1923?
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Home, Disability Institution
- Alternative Names
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- Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children
The Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Parramatta, was established by the State Children's Relief Board in 1907. It was intended to provide special treatment for children who were intellectually disabled or psychologically disturbed, but were not so unwell that they needed to be sent to a hospital for the insane. It possibly closed around 1923.
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The house occupied by the Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children was a gift from Mrs Jefferis, a member of the State Children's Relief Board.
Locations
- 1907 - 1923?
- Location - Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children was situated on Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta
- Collection Title
- Departmental Records relating to State Wards, New South Wales (1881 - 1983)
- Date Range
- 1881 - 1983
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services:
Address: Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 1300 137 160 or (02) 9716 2500
Email: CareLeaverRecordsAccessUnit@facs.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/out-of-home-care/about-out-of-home-care/were-you-in-out-of-home-care
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The Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta [IV]
The Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta [III]
The Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta [II]
The Jefferis Cottage Home for Feeble-Minded Children, Pennant Hills Road, Parramatta [I]
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