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New South Wales - Organisation
Murray-Dwyer Group Homes (1969 - 1979)
- From
- c. 1969
- To
- c. 1979
- Categories
- Family Group Home, Home, Children's Home, Catholic
Murray-Dwyer Group Homes were run by the Daughters of Charity at Mayfield West. According to a report about the use of the Murray-Dwyer Orphanage site, 'An Assessment of the Historical and Archaeological Values of BHP Land at Tourle Street, Newcastle' (1996), the group homes replaced the Murray-Dwyer Orphanage in around 1969, and operated until 1979. Their locations are unknown.
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In the early 1960s the congregate accommodation at the Mayfield Home closed and the service was relocated and renamed the Murray Dwyer Group Homes under the direction of Centacare Newcastle. The service closed in 1979.
Murray-Dwyer Boys' Home records are managed by CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services. This agency has developed a database which lists the name of the child in care, their date of admission and discharge, and a cross reference to the surviving original records.
Locations
- c. 1969 - c. 1979
- Location - Murray-Dwyer Group Homes operated in Mayfield West
- Collection Title
- Records held by CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning (c. 1911 - )
- Date Range
- 1911 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Head Office, CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services:
Postal Address: PO Box 775, Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: (02) 4979 1120
Email: ccenquiries@catholiccare.org.au
Website: https://www.catholiccare.org.au/
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