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New South Wales - Organisation
Corelli Babies' Home (1945 - 1970)
- From
- c. 1945
- To
- c. 1970
- Categories
- Disability Institution, Babies' Home, Home, Government-run
- Alternative Names
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- Corelli Hostel
- Corelli State Ward Home
- Corelli
Corelli Babies' Home (known as 'Corelli') was opened around 1945 in Marrickville. It was a Child Welfare Department nursing home for around 20 toddlers. It was situated in a house called Corelli. Previously, it had been a Child Welfare Department home for unmarried mothers, (the Corelli Women's Hospital). By 1955 it seems most children sent to Corelli were disabled. Around 1970 Corelli was converted to a hostel for older children.
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Corelli was located on Marrickville Road, near the corner of Livingstone Road.
According to Donald McLean, who reviewed Child Welfare Department homes in 1955, the Matron at Corelli was a triple-certificated nursing sister and dietitian, who nursed wards who were neglected and undernourished. It accommodated sixteen babies, aged 1 to 3. McLean said these children were disabled and unsuited to foster care.
Locations
- 1945 - 1970
- Address - Corelli State Ward Home was situated at 325 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
Timeline
- 1919 - 1945
- Corelli Hospital for Women
- 1945 - 1970
- Corelli Babies' Home
- 1970 - 1991
- Corelli
- 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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