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Who was Sydney Hope?
Sydney Hope was The Infants’ Homes’ first ‘foundling’. At 7.40pm on 3 June 1874, a three-week-old infant was found on the steps of The Sydney Foundling Institute, which had been operating for less than a month.
Sydney Hope was The Infants’ Homes’ first ‘foundling’. At 7.40pm on 3 June 1874, a three-week-old infant was found on the steps of The Sydney Foundling Institute, which had been operating for less than a month.
Founded in May 1874, The Infants’ Home began as a rescue operation for abandoned children and unmarried mothers and their babies. Over 150 years The Infants’ Home has evolved to meet the changing needs of children and families.