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New South Wales - Organisation
Cudgelo Junior Red Cross Home (1923 - 1951)
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There are kiddies from back of Bourke among this happy group of youngsters in the water at Ramsgate, where they are the guests of the Junior Red Cross, 1934, courtesy of .
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- From
- 1923
- To
- 1951
- Categories
- Children's Home, Holiday Home, Home, Convalescent Home
- Alternative Names
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- Cudgelo House
- Cudgelo Junior Red Cross Seaside Preventorium
- Cudgelo Seaside Home
Cudgelo Junior Red Cross Home was opened as a Junior Red Cross Home in Ramsgate in 1923. It appears to have been a girls' Holiday and Convalescence home for children from the Far West of New South Wales, including the Bourke district. The Home closed in 1951 and the work was transferred to the Eleanor MacKinnon Memorial Home.
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It was reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, 1934, that Cudgelo was originally been opened in 1923 in a rented property. Thanks to the funding of the young members they were able to purchase land and build a house. The Home was able to accommodate 100 children a year, in groups of 15.
Locations
- 1923 - 1951?
- Location - Cudgelo Junior Red Cross Home was located on Alfred Street, Ramsgate
- 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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There are kiddies from back of Bourke among this happy group of youngsters in the water at Ramsgate, where they are the guests of the Junior Red Cross
