Destitute Asylum

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The Destitute Asylum was an institution established in the colony of South Australia in the 1840s to house deserted and destitute men, women and children not able to support themselves. Low employment prospects, poor conditions in the sleeping quarters and the adjoining workhouse and few hopes of finding a husband or some means of support made for a terrible and prolonged experience behind the walls of the asylum.

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It re-opened on the 26th of August 2003.