ADA MALCHOW

Ada Christine Malchow, born 1880 Gulgong

Ada Christina Malchow was born 18 December 1880 at Gulgong. She died 25 February 1919 at Canterbury, NSW.

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A month after Christina's death,  Ada Christina Malchow and her younger sister, Elizabeth, were picked up by the local law enforcement at age 13 and 8 for having "no visible means of support". They were living on the streets and fending for themselves after their mother died. They had no father supporting them and it has never been established who their father was. 

Court record, 11 January 1894

The girls were taken to Parramatta Girls Industrial School. Established in the former premises of the Roman Catholic Orphan School in 1887 and also known as the Girls Training School (GTS) and Parramatta Girls Home (PGH), this institution was the principal child welfare facility for girls in NSW from 1887 to 1974. 

Parramatta Girls Industrial School, ca 1910

Source: Parramatta Female Factory Precinct