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Betrayed and forsaken : the official history of the Infants' Home, Ashfield, founded in 1874 as the Sydney Foundling Institution / Susan Lorne-Johnson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Ashfield, N.S.W. : The Infants' Home, 2001.Description: 169 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 0959717811
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.732 21
Summary: The Infants' Home, Ashfield, has remained operational through battles with governments, community disapproval, World Wars, Depressions and killer diseases. Overwhelmingly female Boards of Management have provided the organisational skills and the compassion to keep the Home's doors open. From its controversial beginnings as a rescue operation for abandoned children to the multi-faceted organisation of today, The Infant's Home, Ashfield, has been a centre of excellence in the field of child welfare. ---- From the cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 362.732 LOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67879

Bibliography: p. 165.

The Infants' Home, Ashfield, has remained operational through battles with governments, community disapproval, World Wars, Depressions and killer diseases. Overwhelmingly female Boards of Management have provided the organisational skills and the compassion to keep the Home's doors open. From its controversial beginnings as a rescue operation for abandoned children to the multi-faceted organisation of today, The Infant's Home, Ashfield, has been a centre of excellence in the field of child welfare. ---- From the cover.

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