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New South Wales - Organisation
St Anne's Home (1898 - 1941)
- From
- 1898
- To
- 1941
- Categories
- Catholic, Home and Orphanage
St Anne's Home was established in 1898 at Broken Hill and operated by the
Sisters of Mercy Wilcannia-Forbes Congregation. In 1941 the Daughters of our Lady of Compassion (Sisters of Compassion) took over the home and it became known as St Anne's Home of Compassion.
Publications
Online Resources
- 'The Cry of the Children: Mr P McGarry Introduces a Deputation: The Chief Secretary's Sympathetic Words', Freeman's Journal (s), 25 November 1915, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/115595197. Details
- Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf. Details
Photos
- Title
- St Anne's Home of Compassion
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1920? - 1950?
- Source
- Care Leavers Australaisa Network (CLAN)
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Melissa Downing and Naomi Parry
Created: 8 March 2011, Last modified: 30 August 2013