Goodwood Orphanage
Goodwood Orphanage
181 Goodwood Road, cnr Mitchell Street
Goodwood
SA
Australia
Provider: Sisters of Mercy
Year Opened: 1868
Year Closed: 1975
Goodwood Orphanage, also known as St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, was opened by the Catholic Church in 1866. Between 1949 and 1957, 54 migrant girls were brought to the Orphanage from England and Malta.
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Related News Articles
Care of Sick and Needy, 29 March 1927 (News)
Orphanage’s Seven Little Sisters, 26 July 1932 (News)
Goodwood Orphanage, 04 January 1935 (Southern Cross)
History of Goodwood Orphanage, 11 November 1939 (The Advertiser, South Australia)
Two Hundred Homes Wanted – Can YOU take a child for Christmas?, 14 November 1952 (Southern Cross)
More orphanage victims fight for compensation, 20 September 2008 (ABC) *WARNING* this article contains references to child sexual abuse
Sunshine reflects on dark days, 11 June 2011 (The Advertiser, South Australia)
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