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New South Wales - Organisation

Murray-Dwyer Group Homes (c. 1969 - c. 1979)

From
c. 1969
To
c. 1979
Categories
Catholic, Children's Home, Family Group Home and Home

Murray-Dwyer Group Homes were run by the Daughters of Charity at Mayfield West. According to a report about the use of the Murray-Dwyer Orphanage site, 'An Assessment of the Historical and Archaeological Values of BHP Land at Tourle Street, Newcastle' (1996), the group homes replaced the Murray-Dwyer Orphanage in around 1969, and operated until 1979. Their locations are unknown.

Details

In the early 1960s the congregate accommodation at the Mayfield Home closed and the service was relocated and renamed the Murray Dwyer Group Homes under the direction of Centacare Newcastle. The service closed in 1979.

Murray-Dwyer Boys' Home records are managed by CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services. This agency has developed a database which lists the name of the child in care, their date of admission and discharge, and a cross reference to the surviving original records.

Location

c. 1969 - c. 1979
Location - Murray-Dwyer Group Homes operated in Mayfield West. Location: Mayfield West

Publications

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Bonhomme Craib & Associates: Sue Rosen Pty Ltd, An Assessment of the Historical and Archaeological Values of BHP Land at Tourle Street, Newcastle, BHP Newcastle, February 1996, http://uonccmayfield.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/steelriver1996.pdf.

Prepared by: Naomi Parry