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In
The Australian Women's Weekly
Publication Date
3 March 1945
Page Numbers
16
URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47117897
Description
This article quotes Elizabeth Govan, Director of the Board of Social Studies, Sydney University, speaking about cottage homes as the ideal model of institutional 'care' for children. She mentions the Tally Ho Home in Victoria as a successful example of this cottage home model. On the same page as this article, 'a 23 year old typist' who grew up in a children's Home shares her childhood experiences in an article titled, 'It's love a child misses in an institution'.

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Tally Ho Boys' Training Farm (1903 - 1986)

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