The New Town Charitable Institution, run by the government, opened in 1879. From 1896, the Boys’ Training School and the offices of the Neglected Children’s Department were at the Institution. In 1912, it became the New Town Infirmary.
The New Town Charitable Institution was housed in the former buildings of the Queen’s Orphan School after it closed in 1879. In addition to the Boys’ Training School and the offices of the Neglected Children’s Department, the Institution provided accommodation to people who were poor and aged, or had disabilities. It was an example of an ‘invalid depot’, an institution for people who were sick or in poverty.
Between 1896 and 1911, the offices of the Charitable Grants Department were at the Institution. Since 1874, the Infant Orphan School had been used as a lying-in hospital for young women with intellectual disabilities. The Institution continued to serve this purpose.
From
1879
To
1912
Alternative Names
NTCI
1879 - 1912
The New Town Charitable Insitution was situated off New Town Road, New Town, Tasmania (Building Still standing)
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