Charlton Boys’ Home, Ashfield

Location

16 Brunswick Parade
Ashfield NSW
Australia

Provider: Church of England (Anglicare)

Year Opened: 1966

Year Closed: 1970s

Also known as Ashfield Boys Home, Charlton Boys’ Home was opened in 1966 by the Anglican Home Mission Society.

Charlton was intended to provide a home, care and assistance for older children who had been through the Children’s Courts, and were approaching, or at, working age.

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