Episode 39: Parramatta Girls Home and St John's Orphanage

***Content warning: assault and sexual assault against minors***
Hey Paranormies,
This is a very bleak episode. We cover some heavy topics and this content may not be suitable for all listeners. If you choose to skip this episode but want to stay for the horror movie reviews, skip ahead to 40m and 47s.
This week Alexa covers the horrifying history of Parramatta Girls Home and the truly remarkable survivors and Brittany find outs that maybe St John's Orphanage isn't as haunted as it's made out to be.
Alexa gives a very entertaining horror movie review.
Horror movie/TV show review: Crimes of the Future & Ju On: Origins
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Sources for today's ep:
Parramatta Girls Homehttps://www.parragirls.org.au/parramatta-lunatic-asylum
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/unravelling-the-tale-of-ellen-the-child-spirit-haunting-the-old-parramatta-girls-home/news-story/a340c825b7ce4c358286d0368f7abfac
https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/the_parramatta_girls_home
https://kelsolawyers.com/au/institutions/parramatta-girls-training-school/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tshfm8YC6w4&ab_channel=SBSTheFeed

St John's Orphanage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Orphanage
https://aboutregional.com.au/st-johns-orphanage-in-goulburn-to-be-demolished/
https://www.bleakscenes.net/australia/st-johns/st-johns-2015/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_Australians#:~:text=By%20the%201950s%2C%20concerns%20about,smaller%20cottage%20and%20foster%20homes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IDXqL8Oyc

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