The name Bimbadeen has previously been used for a cottage on the St Joseph's Child Care Centre site but was transferred to the new family group home.
"There was nothing family about it at all" - Former resident, Bimbadeen Family Group Home.
Information provided by a former resident and the Sisters of Charity Archives indicates that children moved with their house parents, an English migrant family, from Bimbadeen cottage to Bimbadeen Family Group Home on 19 Nov 1976.
The former resident also described Bimbadeen as "There was nothing family about it at all."
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Last updated:
03 August 2022
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