Includes some adoption records
Private maternity Hospital and maternity home for married and unmarried mothers and their babies. Gender and age: Women, teenage girls, babies. Capacity: Maternity home had accommodation for 30 unmarried mothers; unknown how many Hospital beds for married. Ellice St had accommodation for 21 unmarried mothers; Thompson St had accommodation for 26. Third-party provider to State, faith-based Operational period: Registered 24/9/1929; Transferred to supervision of the Health Department prior to 1962. 34 Paparoa St 1950-1982.
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