St Mary’s Hostel, Geelong
39 Skene Street
Newtown
Geelong
VIC
Australia
Provider: Sisters of the Holy Angels
Year Opened: 1945
Year Closed: Unknown
St Mary’s Hostel provided accommodation for up to 20 young women working in the Geelong area. It was initially run by The Legion of Mary and, from 1964, came under the administration of the Sisters of the Holy Angels. The hostel was located in ‘Hawthorne’ at 39 Skene Street, Newtown, Geelong. State wards were sent to St Mary’s Hostel from Winlaton and worked in a laundry associated with the hostel. Some young women from Pirra Girls’ Home were also sent to St Mary’s Hostel. The closing date for St Mary’s Hostel is not yet known.
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CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:
Suellen Murray, John Murphy & Elizabeth Branigan, After the Orphanage: Life Beyond the Children’s Home
