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Victoria - Organisation

Ramoth (1926 - 1927)

From
1926
To
1927
Categories
Anglican, Convalescent Home, Home and Protestant

Ramoth was established in Ferntree Gully in 1926. It was a convalescent Home for young women suffering from venereal diseases. In 1927, the Mission of St James and St John took over Ramoth and it became the Ramoth Toddlers' Home. Women at Ramoth were transferred to Fairhaven in Fairfield.

Details

Ramoth was run in close association with The Horseshoe in Carlton, where women were first taken.

Ramoth was set up by the Mission as a sanitarium for women in the final stages of recovery from 'V.D.'. At Ramoth, the 'girls' could 'not only be prevented from contaminating secretly, but nursed back to lives of decency and respect'.

In 1927, the Mission took over Ramoth to be used as a Toddlers' Home. Women at Ramoth were transferred to Fairhaven in Fairfield.

In 1997 the Mission of St James and St John became part of Anglicare Victoria. At this time, records of the Mission were transferred to Anglicare Victoria. These included records of the various orphanages, homes and other residences run by the Mission. The custodian of these records is Anglicare Victoria.

Location

1926 - 1927
Location - Ramoth, a convalescent Home for women with venereal diseases, was located in Ferntree Gully. Location: Ferntree Gully

Timeline

 1926 - 1927 Ramoth
       1927 - 1953 Fairhaven

Related Archival Collections

Related Organisations

Publications

Books

  • Cole, Dr Keith, Commissioned To Care: The Golden Jubilee History of The Mission of St. James and St. John 1919-1969, first edn, The Ruskin Press Pty Ltd, North Melbourne, Australia, 1969. Details
  • Monk, Joanne; O'Donoghue, Gina, Billylids and 'Home Kids': The Story of The Mission of St James and St John 1919-1994, The Mission of St. James and St. John, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 1994. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Cole, Dr Keith, Commissioned To Care: The Golden Jubilee History of The Mission of St. James and St. John 1919-1969, first edn, The Ruskin Press Pty Ltd, North Melbourne, Australia, 1969; Monk, Joanne; O'Donoghue, Gina, Billylids and 'Home Kids': The Story of The Mission of St James and St John 1919-1994, The Mission of St. James and St. John, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 1994.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill