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The Curious Case of Constance Kent

When Ruth Emilie Kaye died, aged 100, at the Loreto Convalescent Home in Strathfield in 1944, nobody knew the secrets of her dark past. In 1860, aged just 16, she had murdered her three year-old half brother at home in England.

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Suffragette, Katharine Gatty

Suffragette, Katharine Gatty died in the Loreto Convalescent Home in Albert Road in 1952. Before WWI she had been an active member of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in London and had been imprisoned nine times for civil disobedience. She had also been force-fed during her hunger strikes.

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Halloween Children’s Home

Halloween Children’s Home in Albert Road, Strathfield operated between 1925 and 1935 and was supported by many local families and dignitaries through fundraising activities such as fetes and concerts. The Edward Clancy Building of the Australian Catholic University now stands on this site.

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