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Organisation New Town Rest Home (1934 - 1936)
Orphan School, South Wing, 2009, courtesy of Friends of the Orphan School and St John's Park Precinct.
Details
- From
- 1934
- To
- 1936
- Categories
- Care Provider, Disability Institution and Government-run
Summary
Please note that this page reproduces the original language used in the historical sources drawn upon to compile this entry. This language includes offensive and derogatory terms which are today considered unacceptable. We apologise for any offence caused by such language.
In August 1934, the New Town Infirmary became the New Town Rest Home. The name change was the government's attempt to avoid the stigma of poverty associated with the institution. It provided temporary accommodation to state wards and permanent accommodation for people who were elderly and infirm, with chronic illnesses, or who were certified under the Mental Deficiency Act 1920 and living in the Mental Defectives Home. By 1944, New Town Rest Home had become St John's Park, New Town.
Details
Location
- 1934 - 1936
- New Town Rest Home was in New Town. Location: New Town
Related Entries
Timeline
1833 - 1879 Queen's Orphan Asylum
1879 - 1912 New Town Charitable Institution
1912 - 1934 New Town Infirmary
1934 - 1936 New Town Rest Home
1936 - 1994 St John's Park
Run by
Provided 'care' at
Publications
Books
- Pearce, Kim and Doyle, Susan, New Town: a social history, Hobart City Council, Hobart, 2002, 144 pp. Details
Reports
- Social Services and Children of the State Department: Report for 1934-5, Social Services and Children of the State Department, Hobart, 1935. Details
Gallery
- Title
- Queens Orphan Asylum New Town
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1863
- Control
- TAHO Reference: AUTAS001124075235
- Source
- Tasmanian Images: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office
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- Title
- Orphan School, North Wing
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Friends of the Orphan School and St John's Park Precinct
- Title
- Orphan School, South Wing
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Friends of the Orphan School and St John's Park Precinct
- Title
- Infant Orphan School
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Friends of the Orphan School and St John's Park Precinct
Sources used to compile this entry: Social Services and Children of the State Department: Report for 1934-5, Social Services and Children of the State Department, Hobart, 1935; Pearce, Kim and Doyle, Susan, New Town: a social history, Hobart City Council, Hobart, 2002, 144 pp.
Prepared by: Caroline Evans
Created: 8 December 2011, Last modified: 11 January 2013
Last updated: 14 May 2013
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