Some people may find content on this website distressing.
Read more
New South Wales - Organisation
Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children (1957 - 1973)
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute building, Darlington, May 1939, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales.
DETAILS
- From
- 1957
- To
- 1973
- Categories
- Care Provider, Children's Home, Disability Institution, School, Non Government Organisation, Non-denominational, Home
The Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children was the new name given to the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and the Blind in 1957, when Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title 'Royal' on the Darlington school and residential facility. The Institution moved to North Rocks in 1962 and the old building was acquired by Sydney University. In 1973 the organisation changed its name to the Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children.
Read more
Less
By 1959 the directors of the Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children were aware that the Darlington premises were no longer suitable. It purchased land at North Rocks and commenced building a complex that was officially opened in 1963.
The Institution partnered with the Department of Education to provide services to deaf-blind children in 1965 and by 1967 a preschool had been established at the North Rocks site. The organisation changed its name to the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children in 1973.
Locations
- 1957 - 1962
- Address - Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children located at 98 Princes Highway, Darlington [H03 Institute Building, University of Sydney]
- 1962 - 1973
- Address - Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children located at 361-365 North Rocks Road, North Rocks
Timeline
- 1869 - 1957
- New South Wales Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
- 1957 - 1973
- Royal Institution for Deaf and Blind Children
- 1973 -
- Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
- Series Title
- School Files (1876 - 1979)
- Date Range
- 1876 - 1979
- Reference
-
NRS-3829
[State Records Authority of New South Wales Series Number]
- Contact
-
Please contact the State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales:
Postal Address: PO Box 516, Kingswood NSW 2747
Phone: (02) 9673 1788
Email: info@records.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/contact-us/
DETAILS
North Rocks School
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute building, Darlington
