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New South Wales - Organisation
Kippilaw (1945 - 1950)
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Garden view, "Kippilaw", Leura, N.S.W, c. 1947, courtesy of Australian Red Cross Heritage Archives.
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- From
- 1945
- To
- 1950
- Categories
- Children's Home, Care Provider, Home, Convalescent Home
Kippilaw, in Leura in the Blue Mountains, was established as a Junior Red Cross Home for girls in 1945. Kippilaw received girls from Juong Junior Red Cross Home and Shuna Red Cross Home in 1945 and 1946. Kippilaw closed in 1950 and the children were transferred to Berida.
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Kippilaw was a Red Cross convalescent home before it closed in 1945 and became a Junior Red Cross Home. Juong Junior Red Cross Home was closed after Kippilaw was opened.
Shirley Evans has told Find & Connect that little is known about this home, but that the property was once owned by Goldsbrough Mort.
Locations
- 1940? - 1960?
- Location - Kippilaw was situated on Leura Mall, Leura
- Collection Title
- Records of Red Cross Children's Homes (1918? - 1990s)
- Date Range
- 1918 - 1999
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Australian Red Cross Head of Legal:
Postal Address: GPO Box 9949, Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone: (03) 9345 1800
Email: privacy@redcross.org.au
Website: https://www.redcross.org.au/privacy/childrens-homes/
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Garden view, "Kippilaw", Leura, N.S.W
