St Anne’s Nursing Home was a maternity and general hospital run by the Sisters of Mercy from 1937 in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. Many babies were adopted from St Anne’s. Around 1958, the Home became known as St Anne’s Maternity Home.
St Anne’s Nursing Home was mentioned in the Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices Inquiry (2012) as an institution that was involved in forced adoption.
From
1937
To
c. 1958
10 April 1937 - c. 1958
St Anne's Hospital was established by the Sisters of Mercy on the corner of Thirlmere and Ellesmore Streets in Mount Lawley, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
Subsequent