Lying-in Home, Cascades (1888 - 1900)

From

1888

To

1900

Categories

Government-run, Maternity Home

Alternative Names

• Lying-in Hospital

The Lying-in Home for single mothers opened on the site of the former Female Factory at Cascades in 1888. The government ran it assisted by a voluntary women's visiting committee. In 1895, the committee of the Home of Mercy briefly took over the management of the Lying-in Home. That same year, it moved to the New Town Charitable Institution. In 1900 it closed.

Locations

1888 - 1895

Location - The Lying-in Home was on the site of the former Female Factory at Cascades, South Hobart

1895 - 1900

Location - The Lying-in Home was at the New Town Charitable Institution, New Town