St Magdalens Refuge
St Magdalens Refuge
146-164 Chalmers Street, corner of Bedford Street
Surry Hills (Strawberry Hills)
NSW
Australia
Provider: Sisters of the Good Samaritan – Catholic
Year Opened: 1903
Year Closed: 1936
St Magdalen’s Refuge Buckingham Street Surry Hills (Strawberry Hills) was established by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. It provided short term accomodation and assistance to girls over the age of 12 years. In 1903 it accomodated women at Cleveland House. In 1936 the Buckingham Street Refuge became an aged care home.
See also “The Wheeling Years”book in the CLAN Library that contains many photographs of the Home and the Girls.
For further information about this Home, please refer to: A Piece Of The Story.
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