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New South Wales - Organisation
Corelli (1970 - 1991)
- From
- 1970
- To
- 1991
- Categories
- Home, Hostel, Government-run
Corelli, in Marrickville, was a hostel for six male state wards aged from about 14 to 18. Before this, the building was a babies' home (also known as Corelli, which was the name of the house). Corelli was established by the Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare. Corelli closed in 1991.
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Corelli was located on Marrickville Road, near the corner of Livingstone Road.
Former Department of Community Services worker Morri Young has told Find & Connect that around the 1980s Corelli was managed by 'Huffy', a young man who:
'brought a humane and stable regime to an otherwise institutional regime. Huffy died of leukaemia at a young age. He managed the facility for about 4 years, with a commitment to always hold a place for residents, irrespective of what they had done. It was the end of the line for many young men who had been rejected and ejected by every other facility.'
Corelli was closed by DoCS, and reopened by Youth Off The Streets around 1991.
Locations
- c. 1970 - c. 1991
- Address - Corelli State Ward Home was situated at 325 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
Timeline
- 1945 - 1970
- Corelli Babies' Home
- 1970 - 1991
- Corelli
- Collection Title
- Departmental Records relating to State Wards, New South Wales (1881 - 1983)
- Date Range
- 1881 - 1983
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services:
Address: Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 1300 137 160 or (02) 9716 2500
Email: CareLeaverRecordsAccessUnit@facs.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/out-of-home-care/about-out-of-home-care/were-you-in-out-of-home-care
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