Dharruk Boys’ Home
Location
Cnr Blacktown Road and Kingswood Road
South Windsor NSW
Australia
Provider: NSW Government
Year Opened: 1960
Year Closed: 1981?
Photo taken in 1976.
Opened by the Premier, Hon R J Heffron and occupied almost 200 boys in its early days from the age of 14 – 16 years. In early days some inmates were transferred to Mt Penang Training School.
Thre premises consisted of three classrooms, two metalwork rooms, two woodwork rooms, two craft rooms, a science room and a library.
There were four “houses”bearing names from the language of the Darul Tribe – Bunda, Daru Kumu and Wolara.
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