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Gender: Mixed
This institution, a replacement of the Christchurch Orphan Asylum (Addington), was established by the Government in August, 1870, in the building of the former Lyttelton Hospital. It burnt down in 1904, after which it was superseded by the Waltham Orphanage.
Controlling organisation: Canterbury Hospital Board; State control
Charitable aid and welfare records - Christchurch – Archives New Zealand:
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Various items of correspondence relating to the Lyttelton Orphanage 1869-1876 CH287
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Returns/Registers of Children Supported by the Government in the Lyttelton Orphanage 1870-1874 CH287 CP639a/15 (1870)*; CP121, ICPS1171 (1871)
CP124, ICPS1704 (1871)
CP 131b, ICPS 1562 [with 1627] (1871-72)
CP644a/9 (1872)*
CP650d/1 (1872)*
CP150, ICPS2141 (1874)
CP658a/18 (1874)*
Returns of Children Supported by the Government [includes some orphanage attendees] 1874-1875 CH287 CP665a/6 (1874-75)*
Lyttelton Orphanage Committee Minutes Book - Dec 1885 - Apr 1888 1885-1888 CH384 1/3, 1*
Lyttelton Orphanage Committee Minutes Book - Apr 1888 - Oct 1890 1888-1890 CH384 1/3, 2*
Information provided by Archives NZ to the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry on 14 March 2024
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