Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Myee

Late Victorian residence built for solicitor and Mayor of Rockdale John Horatio Clayton. It became a home for babies and young unmarried mothers who had been committed by the Children's Court to state care. Some mothers retained their babies after they left Myee, but many babies were adopted. From 1977 it was used as a home for secondary school aged boys who were considered to have intellectual disabilities.

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Constructed
1895 - 1898
Name
Alternate
Phoebe House
Alternate
Wilga
1895 - 1898
Alternate
Myee Hostel
1926 - 1977
Alternate
Myee Home
1977 - 1989
Type