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New South Wales - Organisation

Rescued Sisters' Home (1898 - 1917)

From
1898
To
1917
Categories
Female Rescue Home, Home, Maternity Home and Salvation Army

The Rescued Sisters' Home was opened at North Broken Hill by the Salvation Army in 1898. It was a rescue and maternity home for women and girls and operated in Chapple Street from 1898 until 1909 and then moved to Williams Street until 1917, when the home closed.

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Location

1898 - 1909
Location - Rescued Sisters' Home was situated at Chapple Street, North Broken Hill. Location: Broken Hill
1909 - 1917
Location - Rescued Sisters' Home was situated at Williams Street, North Broken Hill. Location: Broken Hill

Publications

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, 'Submission 46: EASTERN TERRITORY SOCIAL CENTRES: A list of openings, closings, and function', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, June 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.

Prepared by: Naomi Parry