Leslie Tooth Home (1921 - 1931)

From

1921

To

1931

Categories

Children's Home, Home

Alternative Names

• M.U.I.O.O.F. Children's Home

Leslie Tooth Home, in Manly, was operated by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It was named after the Grand Master of the I.O.O.F at the time the Home was established in 1921. The Home was licensed under the State Children Act 1911, and gazetted 25 January 1923. According to Missing Pieces (2001), it was not the intention of the Department or the governing body of the institution that State children be placed in the home. It closed in 1931.

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Locations

1923 - 1931

Address - Leslie Tooth Home was situated at 60 Gordon Parade, Manly