Pleasant Creek Colony (1937 - 1999)

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Pleasant Creek Training Centre, Western Highway, off Grampians Road, courtesy of Image courtesy of Travel Victoria.
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From

1937

To

1999

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Government-run, Disability Institution, Home

Alternative Names

Pleasant Creek Special School, No 4549
Pleasant Creek Training Centre
Stawell Special School

The Pleasant Creek Colony in the town of Stawell was established in 1937 by the Department of Mental Hygiene. It accommodated older children and young people up to the age of 20 who were classified as 'mentally deficient'. Residents attended Pleasant Creek Special School no. 4549 which was located on the site. Pleasant Creek closed in 1999.

1937 - 1999: Location - Pleasant Creek Colony was located at Western Highway, Stawell

Item Title: Ken Merton interviewed by Lesley Alves in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (28 October 2011)
Date Range: 2011 - 2011
Reference: 5747421 [National Library of Australia Bib ID]
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Collection Title: Mental Health Photograph Collection (1850? - 2002)
Date Range: 1850 - 2002
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Collection Title: Victorian Government Records relating to Wardship and Adoption (1864 - )
Date Range: 1864 -
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Series Title: General Correspondence Files (c. 1920 - c. 1981)
Date Range: 1920 - 1981
Reference: VPRS 6345 [Public Record Office of Victoria Series Number]
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