NSW Society for Crippled Children

Full name of organisation: NSW Society for Crippled Children
Organisation type: Community Group
Short description: The New South Wales Society for Crippled Children, founded by Rotary in 1929, supported children with polio and tuberculosis through facilities like the Margaret Reid Home, Beverley Park Estate, special schools, and residential spaces. May Gibbs generously donated a significant portion of her estate to this society. In 1995, the organiSation rebranded as Northcott Disability Services, known simply as Northcott since 2012.
Start date: 1929
End date: 1995
Location (places): New South Wales
URLs: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/nsw/NE01332; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263238492?searchTerm=%22NSW%20Society%20for%20Crippled%20Children%22; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267408400?searchTerm=%22NSW%20Society%20for%20Crippled%20Children%22; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101968007?searchTerm=%22NSW%20Society%20for%20Crippled%20Children%22
Group affiliation(s): Disability / Inclusive Education
Key issues: Disability

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Title	Class
The Carrick Report 1989	PolicyInquiry