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27-November-2015
27-November-2015

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The plaque commemorates the Sisters of Mercy who conducted St Patrick`s orphanage at the site from 1919 to 1976.

 

Location

Address:20 The Boulevard, Former Orphanage Site , Armidale, 2350
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -30.535647
Long: 151.653436
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Religion
Approx. Event Start Date:1919
Approx. Event End Date:1976

Dedication

Front Inscription

St Patrick`s Orphanage

This plaque is dedicated to the Sisters of Mercy, who conducted St Patrick`s Orphanage (later St Patrick`s Home), on this  site from 1919 - 1976.

More than 1,750 children lived here for short or long periods when their family life was disrupted.  

The Sisters strove to keep brothers and sisters together whenever possible and contact was often maintained after the  children left.

In their work the Sisters were generously helped by the Catholic community, other groups both in and outside Armidale,  Orphanage staff and volunteers.

Source: MA
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