Glastonbury Orphanage

Glastonbury Orphanage

Colac Road

Belmont Geelong

VIC

Australia

Provider: Glastonbury Committee of Management

Year Opened: 1854

Year Closed: TBA

 

Glastonbury Child and Family Services is the current name of Glastonbury.  It was previously also known as the Geelong Orphan Asylum (1854 to 1909).  Geelong Orphanage (poplular name from 1909 to 1977), later the Geelong and Estern District Protestant Orphanage.

Information provided by Peter Clark, Manager Policy and Program Development.

 

CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery

The Australian Orphanage Museum items:

Holy Bible – The Word of the Lord Endureth Forever, c. 1880 in Glasgow, Scotland

Trophy Cup, 1970s

Suitcase

One cork drink coaster, graphic in black and white on front of Glastonbury 1933 – 1995

School paper cover & Ten drawings on paper

Heart shaped pendant with gold chain

Set of plastic coloured jacks, black white, green, yellow & pink – Belonging to J. Magor while she was in care at Glastonbury Orphanage

Mortice lock and door knob & parts from Glastonbury

Two school books covered in blue covers, in fair condition, detached from spine in places. One arithmetic book and one reading book

Gold Framed Photograph of Glastonbury Orphanage, 1983

To view all Australian Orphanage Museum items linked to Glastonbury Orphanage browse here

 

CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:

There are currently no other Library Items available for CLAN members to view for this Home. If you have any Library Items and would like to donate them, please contact CLAN.

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