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Western Australia - Organisation
Devonleigh (1979 - 1987)
- From
- 1979
- To
- 1987
- Categories
- Government-run, Disability Institution, Home
Devonleigh, in Peppermint Grove, was a former maternity hospital that was used by Mental Health Services (MHS) to accommodate children with intellectual disabilities from 1979 until it closed in 1987.
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In 1981 a visiting physician spoke about the impersonal nature of Devonleigh, where children wore 'clothing stamped with MHS in large letters'.
Locations
- 1979? - 1987
- Address - Devonleigh was a Home for children with intellectual disabilities situated at 9 Anstey Street, Peppermint Grove
Timeline
- 1931 - 1979
- Devonleigh Maternity Home
- 1979 - 1987
- Devonleigh
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