Parramatta Female Factory Precinct

Parramatta Female Factory Institutions Precinct - Australia's first Site of Conscience.

Parramatta Female Factory Precinct is the location of the convict Female Factory 1821-1847 and Roman Catholic Orphan School 1844-1866. Both sites have been re-purposed with the Female Factory now Cumberland Hospital and RCOS, Parramatta Girls Home. Today approximately 1 in 5 Australians are related to someone who was in these institutions. Our mission is to raise awareness about these significant  ...