Monte Pio Orphanage
Location
Corner of New England Highway and Dyer Street, Campbells Hill
Maitland NSW
Australia
Provider: Catholics – Sisters of Mercy
Year Opened: 1910
Year Closed: 1923
The Bishop Murray Memorial Home at Campbells Hill, near Maitland, was more commonly known as Monte Pio Orphanage. The Home was established in the property of the Catholic Bishop of Maitland 1910 by the Sisters of Mercy. It was for girls aged from birth to sixteen years. From 1942 until 1945 Murray-Dwyer Boys’ Home shared the facilities at the Bishop Murray Memorial Home. Monte Pio closed on 23 January 1973.
For further information about this Home, please refer to: A Piece of the Story.
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