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Victoria - Organisation
Kew Children's Cottages (1887 - 2008)
- From
- 1887
- To
- 2008
- Categories
- Disability Institution, Government-run and Home
- Alternative Names
- Idiot Ward (1887 - 1929)
- Kew Asylum
- Kew Cottages
- Kew Residential Services
Kew Children's Cottages date back to 1887, It was located adjacent to the Kew Asylum and was also known as the 'idiot ward'. It provided accommodation and education to children with intellectual disabilities. It was closed in 2008.
Publications
Books
- Brown, Janet, Dolly Stainer of Kew Cottages, Currency Press, 2006. Details
- Judge, Cliff; van Brummelen, Fran, Kew Cottages: the world of Dolly Stainer, Spectrum Publications, Richmond, 2002. Details
- Manning, Corinne, Bye-Bye Charlie: stories from the vanishing world of Kew Cottages, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2008. Details
Book Sections
- Reeves, Keir and David Nichols, '"No less than a palace": Kew Asylum, its planned surrounds and its present day residents', in Logan, William and Keir Reeves (eds), Places of pain and shame: dealing with 'difficult heritage', Routledge, 2009. Details
Journal Articles
- Manning, Corinne, 'Imprisoned in State Care: Life Inside Kew Cottages, 1925-2008', Health and History, vol. 11, no. 1, May 2009, pp. 149-171. Details
Newspaper Articles
Online Resources
- 'Kew Cottages (1887-2008)', in Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/Kew-Cottages. See the 'List of records held by the department' section for information about records relating to Kew Children's Cottages. Details
- 'Kew Asylum', in Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/Kew-Asylum. See the 'List of records held by the department' section for information about records relating to Kew Children's Cottages. Details
- 'Agency VA 2852 Kew Cottages', in Public Record Office Victoria Online Catalogue, Agency details, catalogue entry, Public Record Office Victoria, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au. Details
- 'Agency VA 2865 Department of Mental Hygiene', in Public Record Office Victoria Online Catalogue, Agency details, catalogue entry, Public Record Office Victoria, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au. Details
- Kew Cottages: a history, La Trobe University, 2010. Details
- Judge, Astrid, 'Reflections, memories and sources: growing up at Kew Cottages', in Health and History, 2007, https://www.jstor.org/stable/40111561?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents. Details
- Monk, Lee-Ann, "Made enquiries, can elicit no history of injury": researching the history of institutional abuse in the archives, Provenance, September 2007, https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/provenance-journal/provenance-2007/made-enquiries-can-elicit-no-history-injury. Details
Photos
- Title
- Idiot Asylum, Kew
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1900
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Agency VA 2852 Kew Cottages', in Public Record Office Victoria Online Catalogue, Agency details, catalogue entry, Public Record Office Victoria, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au;
'Agency VA 2865 Department of Mental Hygiene', in Public Record Office Victoria Online Catalogue, Agency details, catalogue entry, Public Record Office Victoria, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 5 January 2010, Last modified: 5 November 2018