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New South Wales - Organisation
Dunkeld (1913 - 2000)
- From
- 1913
- To
- 2000
- Categories
- Orphanage, Protestant, Hostel, Cottage Home, Children's Home, Home, Uniting Church, Presbyterian
- Alternative Names
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- Dunkeld Family and Youth Support
- No 3 Home
- No 4 Home
Dunkeld was opened as part of the Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes in May 1913 at North Parramatta. It was initially a boys' home then became a girls' home from 1919. In 1942, Dunkeld, along with the rest of the Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes for Children, was evacuated during World War II, Dunkeld served as Supplies and Transport for Australian Army. It remained a cottage home until 1983. It served as a residential unit from 1986 to 2000 and in 2012 was Dunkeld Family and Youth Support, operated by UnitingCare Burnside.
Locations
- 1913 - 1983
- Location - Dunkeld, a cottage home, was part of the Burnside Homes at Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta
- 1986 - 2000
- Location - Dunkeld was a residential unit situated at Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta
- Collection Title
- Records held by Burnside Archives (1911 - )
- Date Range
- 1911 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Uniting Burnside Museum:
Postal Address: PO Box 7137 Silverwater, NSW 2128
Phone: 1800 864 846
Email: ask@uniting.org
Website: https://www.uniting.org/services/family-services/facility/uniting-burnside-museum-north-parramatta
DETAILS
Dunkeld
Burnside Orphanage, Parramatta: general view