St Josephs Girls’ Orphanage, Gore Hill
Gore Hill
NSW
Australia
Provider: Sisters of St Joseph
Year Opened: 1900
Year Closed: 1979
Aka St Joseph’s Lane Cove, St Josephs Girls Home.
St Joseph’s Girls Home was established in ‘Gladstone House’ at Lane Cove Gore Hill in 1900. The home was a replacement for St Joseph’s Providence at The Rocks. It housed around 90 girls aged 5 to 15. St Joseph’s Girls’ Home closed in 1979.
For further information about this Home, please refer to: A Piece of the Story.
Articles in reference to the home:
Gore Hill Orphanage – New wing opened
Child sexual abuse survivor, 96, recalls orphanage trauma ahead of national apology.
CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery
CLAN Museum Gallery
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