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New South Wales - Organisation
Faulds House (1976 - 1988)
- From
- 1976
- To
- 1988
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Home
Faulds House was opened in 1976 at Guildford, in the Lynwood Hall complex. It was established by the Department of Youth and Community Services as a home for school aged girls. When Faulds House opened Linnwood was closed and renovated 'to be reopened as a hostel for working age girl wards'. Faulds House closed in 1988.
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Faulds House was opened on 23 April 1976 at Guildford, in the Lynwood Hall complex. It was designed to provide accommodation for girls who were of primary and high school age, and attended local schools. The intention, according to the Department, was to provide 'a family type setting with minimum restrictions'. When Faulds House opened Lynwood Hall (Linnwood) was closed and renovated 'to be reopened as a hostel for working age girl wards'.
Locations
- 1976 - 1988
- Address - Faulds House was situated at 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford
- 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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