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3 unusual facts about Parramatta Girls Home


Parramatta Girls Home

Parramatta Girls Home was established in the former premises occupied by the Roman Catholic Orphan School and was the third in a succession of child-welfare institutions for girls.

The training home was in operation from 1912 until around 1926, at which time an alternative site was established at La Perouse, NSW, known as both the Girls Training School and Yarra Bay House.

This arrangement changed in July 1961, when the Hay Institution for Girls was established as a maximum security annex of Parramatta Girls Home.



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