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New South Wales - Organisation

Brush Farm Reformatory (1908 - 1912)

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Main block, Brush Farm, September 1910, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales.
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From

1908

To

1912

Categories

Children's Home, Government-run, Reformatory, Home

Alternative Names

Brush Farm
Dundas Refomatory

Brush Farm Reformatory was operated by the Department of Public Instruction from 1908 at Brush Farm, Eastwood, in the Dundas Valley. It had been the Carpentarian Reformatory for Boys. Brush Farm Reformatory closed in 1912 when the boys were moved to the Gosford Farm Home for Boys at Mount Penang.

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Locations

1908 - 1912: Location - Brush Farm Reformatory was situated at Brush Farm, Brush Road, Eastwood (Dundas)

Timeline

1894 - 1908: Carpentarian Reformatory for Boys
1908 - 1912: Brush Farm Reformatory
1911 - 1923: Gosford Farm Home for Boys

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The principal's quarters, Brush Farm

The principal's quarters, Brush Farm

The dining room, Brush Farm

The dining room, Brush Farm

The dairy and stables, Brush Farm

The dairy and stables, Brush Farm

Brush Farm Reformatory quarters

Brush Farm Reformatory quarters

Laundry, Brush Farm

Laundry, Brush Farm

Main block, Brush Farm

Main block, Brush Farm

Brush Farm Reformatory dormitory

Brush Farm Reformatory dormitory