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Randwick Asylum 1890

From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[TN115]
(Illustrated Sydney News, 17 April 1890, p 17)

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State Library of New South Wales

Benevolent asylums

Charity and Philanthropy

Children

Society for the Relief of Destitute Children

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Society formed by members of the Benevolent Society to raise funds for and manage an asylum for destitute children who were not eligible for the orphan schools. It aimed to be self-sufficient when it moved to Randwick and the site included a farm where the boys learnt farming skills. The children received a basic education andmany of the boys and girls became apprenticed to the Institution when they reached 12.

Randwick

South-eastern, primarily residential suburb. Named after the home town of Simeon Pearce in Gloucestershire, England, it is the location of the Randwick Racecourse and Prince of Wales Hospital.

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Prince of Wales Hospital

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Large hospital complex in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Randwick Asylum for Destitute Children

Large sandstone asylum for 400 children built on 60 acres at High Cross Randwick by the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children. A new wing built in 1863 housed a further 400 children. During World War I it was used as a military hospital for wounded and disabled returned servicemen.

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