Adelaide Benevolent & Strangers' Friend |
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| Title : | Adelaide Benevolent & Strangers' Friend |
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| Creator : | Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society | ||
| Source : | Annual report of the Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society 1850, p. [3] | ||
| Date of creation : | 1850 | ||
| Format : | Magazine | ||
| Dimensions : | 210 x 120 mm | ||
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| Description : |
The oldest charitable institution in Adelaide was founded in 1849 by a group of Christian men. Most of the aid provided by the Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society in its early years was to women with families - partly because they were most easily able to prove themselves to be 'the deserving poor' rather than malingerers. Money was often provided to enable the recipients to be self-supporting, such as by providing a mangle (wringer) so that a woman was able to earn a living by taking in washing. |
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| Related names : | Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society |
| Coverage year : | 1850 |
| Place : | Adelaide (S. Aust.) |
| Further reading : | Cudmore, Michael. Benevolent still after 150 years, [Adelaide]: Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society, [1999] Dickey, Brian. Rations, residences, resources: a history of social welfare in South Australia since 1836, Netley, S. Aust.: Wakefield Press, 1986 Theakstone, K.R. (Kathleen Rosina). Poverty, pauperism and power: the history of the Adelaide Benevolent and Strangers' Friend Society, 1849-1914 [manuscript], 1987 |
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