Matthew Talbot Hostel
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33°52′25″S 151°13′08″E / 33.873591°S 151.218897°E Matthew Talbot Hostel is a well-known shelter and support service provider for homeless men, operating since 1938, in central Sydney, Australia. It is located at 22 Talbot Place, Woolloomooloo.[1]
The Matthew Talbot Hostel was founded by the St Vincent de Paul Society in 1938[2] and started its mission with 11 beds and 100 meals a day.[3]
It was dedicated, as a hostel for "friendless" men, on 25 October 1938 by Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney, Norman Gilroy. It was named after Dublin dockworker and reformed alcoholic, Matt Talbot.[4]
By 1944 the hostel was providing 1,600 free meals a week.[5]
The hostel was first located at the St. John's Church building on Kent Street.[6]
It transferred from its original Kent Street location to Ozanam House in Young Street in December 1952.[7][8]
