ProvenanceThis item is part of a collection that was gathered at Highgate Park (Julia Farr Services, formerly Julia Farr Centre, and formerly Home for Incurables) in July 2020. The Julia Farr Trust /JFC/Home for Incurables provided institutional care on this site from 1879 to 2020. The building is now being sold, and former residents are now in group homes, owned by the Trust, with services provided by Disability SA.SignificanceThe Home for Incurables/Julia Farr provided institutional care from the 1870s to the present day. Founded by private subscription, the Home was financed by bequests and donations given by South Australians for decades, It was aligned with, although not under the control of, SA's public welfare institutions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and received residents from Destitute Board, Adelaide Hospital, Parkside Lunatic Asylum and private homes and hospitals. The Home played a significant role in the care of people with disability and/or long term and complex medical needs, although did not accept residents with contagious diseases. Each resident was nominated by medical or social professionals and approved individually.
This puzzle reflects life inside the Home, as an item used for recreation for residents. It is from the time when the organisation was known as the Julia Farr Centre.
The Home for Incurables/Julia Farr provided institutional care from the 1870s to the present day. Founded by private subscription, the Home was financed by bequests and donations given by South Australians for decades, It was aligned with, although not under the control of, SA's public welfare institutions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and received residents from Destitute Board, Adelaide Hospital, Parkside Lunatic Asylum and private homes and hospitals. The Home played a significant role in the care of people with disability and/or long term and complex medical needs, although did not accept residents with contagious diseases. Each resident was nominated by medical or social professionals and approved individually.
This puzzle reflects life inside the Home, as an item used for recreation for residents. It is from the time when the organisation was known as the Julia Farr Centre.DescriptionThis is a jigsaw puzzle with over 1000 pieces. It depicts a colour illustration of Henley Regatta. Marked on the box with pen: 'T.R.A. J.F.C Recreation Dept.' An additional handwritten note says '2 pieces missing (marked)' on the bottom left corner.MaterialPaper - cardboard/card stock
|Art medium - ink Accession NumberHT 2020.1157
