Name/TitleReminiscences of the Carlton Refuge 1854-1919
MakerFord & Son Press Pty. Ltd.
Maker RolePrinter
MakerKernot, M. J. (Mary Jane), 1847-1932
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPhotocopy.
The Carlton Refuge was established in 1854 with the aim of reforming prostitutes through a combination of prayer and hard work, which usually meant laundry work. As some prostitutes were also mothers, the care of single mothers became a way of fulfilling its primary goal. By 1860 its role had changed to accepting young unmarried women on their discharge from hospital and by 1880 the major part of the Refuge’s work was with those women. Declining demand and alternative means of care brought about its closure in 1949. [source : Australian Women's Register]
The first such institution in colonial Victoria, was Melbourne’s Carlton Refuge. Its original site was on Madeline (now Swanston) Street but in 1890 the institution moved to Keppell Street, Carlton, where it would operate until its closure in 1949. [source : PROV]
Period1910-1920
PublisherThe Refuge?
Publication Date1919
Publication PlaceCarlton, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsCarlton (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen
Subject and Association KeywordsCharities and charitable institutions
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypePamphlet
Object numberVF 00064732
Spine LabelVF-CARLTON-PAM
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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