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	Former Carlton Refuge (Queen Elizabeth Maternal & Child Care Health Centre) 52-112 Keppell Street and 455-495 Cardigan Street and 960 Swanston Street,, CARLTON VIC 3053 - Property No B6995	The former Carlton Refuge (Queen Elizabeth Maternal and Child Health Centre), established in 1861 as a reformatory for young single women who had engaged in prostitution, is historically significant at a State level as an early charitable institution and the earliest purpose-built residential accommodation for single mothers in Victoria. It is associated with the early history of social welfare and the contribution of the Protestant churches to charitable work in Victoria. It ... more	B6995	State

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Former Carlton Refuge (Queen Elizabeth Maternal & Child Care Health Centre)

52-112 Keppell Street and 455-495 Cardigan Street and 960 Swanston Street,, CARLTON VIC 3053 - Property No B6995

The former Carlton Refuge (Queen Elizabeth Maternal and Child Health Centre), established in 1861 as a reformatory for young single women who had engaged in prostitution, is historically significant at a State level as an early charitable institution and the earliest purpose-built residential accommodation for single mothers in Victoria. It is associated with the early history of social welfare and the contribution of the Protestant churches to charitable work in Victoria. It ... more

B6995

State