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Tasmania - Organisation

New Town Rest Home (1934 - 1936)

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Orphan School, South Wing, 2009, courtesy of Friends of the Orphan Schools.
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From: 1934
To: 1936
Categories: Disability Institution, Government-run, Home

The New Town Rest Home, run by the government, replaced the New Town Infirmary in August 1934. It provided accommodation to children and adults placed there for many different reasons. In 1936, New Town Rest Home became St John's Park.

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Locations

1934 - 1936: Location - New Town Rest Home was off New Town Road, New Town

Timeline

1912 - 1934: New Town Infirmary
1934 - 1936: New Town Rest Home
1936 - 1994: St John's Park

Item Title: Register of the Admission of 'Mental Defectives', New Town Infirmary (1926 - 1965)
Date Range: 1926 - 1965
Reference: HSD132/1/1 [Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Item Number]
Contact: Please contact Research Enquiries, Tasmanian Archives:
Postal address: 91 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6165 5538 or (03) 6165 5541
Website: https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/archive-heritage/Pages/default.aspx
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Item Title: Mental Deficiency Board-List of Mental Defectives Transported to Mental Hospital (1935)
Date Range: 1935 - 1935
Reference: HSD1/1/2505 [Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Item Number]
Contact: Please contact Research Enquiries, Tasmanian Archives:
Postal address: 91 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6165 5538 or (03) 6165 5541
Website: https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/archive-heritage/Pages/default.aspx
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Queens Orphan Asylum New Town

Queens Orphan Asylum New Town

Orphan School, North Wing

Orphan School, North Wing

Orphan School, South Wing

Orphan School, South Wing

Infant Orphan School

Infant Orphan School