Montrose Maternity Hospital (1920 - 1935)

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Montrose Maternity Hospital, Burwood, February 1920, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales.
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From

c. 1920

To

c. 1935

Categories

Babies' Home, Maternity Home, Government-run, Lying-in Home, Home

Alternative Names

Montrose Maternity Hospital
Montrose Infants' Home
Montrose

Montrose was a house in Burwood that was turned into a maternity hospital and infants' home in 1920 by the State Children's Relief Department, caring for unmarried mothers and their babies, and infants who were state wards. By 1936 it had been converted to Montrose Hostel by the Child Welfare Department.

1920s - 1935s: Location - Montrose Maternity Home was situated on Lucas Road, Burwood

Timeline

1920 - 1935: Montrose Maternity Hospital
1936 - 1949: Montrose Hostel

Collection Title: Departmental Records relating to State Wards, New South Wales (1881 - 1983)
Date Range: 1881 - 1983
Reference: -
Contact: 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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