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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
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.686442
Long: 144.938084
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community
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Approx. Event End Date:August-1996
Designer:1942
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1901
Front Inscription

Will 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

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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