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Tasmania - Publications Details

Resource Section

Author
Rimon, Wendy
Title
Children's homes
In
The companion to Tasmanian history
Imprint
Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, 2005
Url
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Children%27s%20Homes.htm

Related Entries

Organisations

  • Ashley Home for Boys (1926 - 1999)
  • Ashley Youth Detention Centre (1999 - )
  • Barrington Boys' Home (1946 - 1981)
  • Boys' Town (1945 - 1956)
  • Boys' Training School (1884 - 1926)
  • Clarendon Children's Home (1922 - 2004)
  • Glenara Children's Home (1973 - 1982)
  • Hobart Girls' Industrial School (1862 - 1945)
  • Hobart Girls' Training School (1881 - 1905)
  • Kennerley Boys' Home (1869 - 1969)
  • Launceston Girls' Industrial School (1877 - 1921)
  • Magdalen Home (1893 - 1974)
  • Maylands Girls' Unit (1983 - 1998)
  • Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls (1945 - 1981)
  • Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys (1921 - 1973)
  • Queen's Orphan Asylum (1833 - 1879)
  • St Joseph's Orphanage (1879 - 1970)
  • Wybra Hall (1956 - 1988)

Related Publications

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  • Centre of Tasmanian Historical Studies, The Companion to Tasmanian History, University of Tasmania, 2005, http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/index.htm. Details
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Last updated: 18 January 2023
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