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Broadmeadows Orphanage Plaque : 18 October 2013
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
The plaque commemorates the unmarked graves of 492 orphaned babies who died at the Broadmeadows orphanage and were buried at Will Will Rook Cemetery from 1901 to 1942.
Broadmeadows Babies' Home, opened in 1890 and run by the Roman Catholic Sisters of St Joseph, housed orphans and wards of state until they were about five years old, when they were sent to other Catholic institutions throughout Victoria.
Location
| Address: | Camp Road , Will Will Rook Cemetery, Broadmeadows, 3047 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.686442 Long: 144.938084 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event End Date: | August-1996 |
| Designer: | 1942 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1901 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAWill Will Rook Cemetery
This plaque was erected by Sisters of St Joseph
In memory of those laid to rest from St Joseph's Babies' Home Broadmeadows during the period 1901 - 1942
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
