St Anne's Nursery was a nursery run by the Sisters of St Joseph at St Anthony's Croydon. It had 30 cots that held babies waiting for adoption. It was located in the building that had been used as St Anne's Hospital. In 1963 it was converted to St Gerard's, a hospital for married and unmarried women and babies.
1944 - 1951 St Anne's [Hospital]
1952 - 1963 St Anne's Nursery
1964 - 1980 St Gerard's [Hospital]
1980 - 1985 St Gerard's [Home]
Sources used to compile this entry: A history of St Anthony's Home Croydon, with Sister Kathleen Burford, July 1989, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 2 August 2013, Last modified: 18 September 2013
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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