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Refuge for families. 1985: Basically, a home for unsupported mothers and children. Will take the occasional one or two unsupported children short-term only.
Gender and age: 0 - about 12
Capacity: in 1985, about 12.
Controlling organisation: New Life Church (Pentacostal Christian)
Operational period: Opened 1896. Name changed to Salem House in 1928. Unclear when this closed, but was not operating in 1984.
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Maternity and Morality: Homes for Single Mothers 1890-1930. Tennant, Margaret. Vol. 2 No. 1 August 1985 Women's Studies Journal
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