Carlton Refuge
Carlton Refuge
Kepple Street
Carlton
VIC
Australia
Provider: Unknown
Year Opened: 1854
Year Closed: 1949
The Carlton Refuge was a non-denominational institution established in 1857, guided by Protestant Evangelical principles, to target and reform ‘fallen women’ (working engaged in prostitution).
The operations of the Refuge shifted away from this original aim – by 1860 it was accommodating single mothers and their babies after they were discharged from hospital. By 1880, single mothers were its major ‘clientele’.
Over time, its functions expanded further to include care for ‘neglected’ children, training for mothercraft and infant welfare nurses, residential care for married mothers and their babies, and other services.
The Refuge moved from its original site on Madeline (later Swanston) Street to Keppel Street, Carlton in 1890. The Refuge closed in 1949.
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