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From: "Freda McRae" <>
Subject: RE: [AUS-SAGEN] Re: AUS-SAGEN-D Digest V05 #335
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:27:41 +0930
In-Reply-To: <AIEBJKIEPALMPFACKGKPCEHGCDAA.cp58@bigpond.com>


Anne,
Lentara Childrens homes was run by the Methodist Church (Adelaide Central
Mission) and was located in Adelaide St Magill off Penfolds rd.
Was known as Lentara Magill Childrens home or commonly just called "Lentara"
A few of my school friends were children from that home.

Magill Old Folks Home and the four wards of the Royal Adelaide Hospital,
Magill Extension was located in Church Rd., Magill at the top end, just
below the Boys Reformatory on Glen Stuart rd.
The RAH wards were the 4 lower (geographically) wards, just on left as one
went through the Home gates.

Definitely not the same places.

My father was Superintendent of Magill Old Folks Home in the 1950's. My
spouse also worked there in 1950's. Magill Old folks Home was run by the C W
& P R (Childrens Welfare and Public Relief)department of the state
Government.
The 4 RAH wards, (which were also originally part of the Old Folks Home
Magill), were under control of RAH in city.

Most of the wards were named after battles or locations or Officers of the
WW1.

Lots of the "blokes" chewed "chewing OR Plug tobacco" and I remember the
tins along all walkways of the wards that had a sign on the post adjacent,
which read " Spit only in tins provided".
regards
Freda

>From: "Julie Stokes" <>
>To:
>Subject: RE: [AUS-SAGEN] Re: AUS-SAGEN-D Digest V05 #335
>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:18:05 +0930
>
>Those interested in this topic might want to check the Advertiser what's on
>section for this weekend - there is a reunion of former inmates/resedents
>happening on Sunday I think it is. If there is anyone out there who read
>the
>item in the paper, please post the notice on the list. I chucked the paper
>out that had the story in it.
>
>Julie Stokes
>Listowner
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anne Leech [mailto:]
>Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 11:40 AM
>To:
>Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Re: AUS-SAGEN-D Digest V05 #335
>
>
>I don't know what age the lister is searching for at the "Magill Home".
>There has been much discussion on the RAH hospital wards at Magill which I
>always heard referred to as the Magill HomeS. Now I don't mean to be
>pedantic but I recall the Lentara Methodist Children's Home at Magill as
>being called the Home or Children's Home or Magill Home.
>
>Might be a line to follow.
>
>Anne
>Rostrevor
>next suburb to Magill!
>
>
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