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New South Wales - Organisation
Scone Farm School (1959 - 1982)
- From
- c. 1959
- To
- 1982
- Categories
- Home, Farm School, Receiving Home
- Alternative Names
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Scone Farm School at Scone was established in 1959 by Dr Barnardo's in Australia. It was a replacement for the previous Dr Barnardo's farm home, Mowbray Park at Picton. Scone Farm School, also known as Tooloogan Vale, trained boys aged 15 to 16 years in farming skills. The school took migrant children and later admitted Australian-born children. It closed in 1982.
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Scone Farm School was established on a 1200 acre property around 1959.
Each year 12 "needy" boys lived at Scone Farm School. They participated in a comprehensive farm training course before Barnardo's assisted most of them in finding employment on farms.
By the late 1970's, Australian-born young men had to apply in writing for the course by October of the previous year.
The Farm School submitted items in to shows, including the Royal Easter show, and successfully won hundreds of ribbons.
Scone Farm School's programme ended in December 1981, because the farm had operated at a loss for the previous 16months due to the 1980 drought in the Hunter Valley. The farm was sold in 1982.
Locations
- 1959 - 1982
- Location - Scone Farm School was situated on Upper Dartbrook Road, Scone
Timeline
- 1929 - 1959
- Mowbray Park
- 1959 - 1982
- Scone Farm School
- Series Title
- Dr. Barnardo's in Australia, records (c. 1921 - c. 1978)
- Date Range
- 1921 - 1978
- Reference
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MLMSS 3467 (MLK 756-MLK 955)
[State Library of New South Wales - Manuscripts & Pictures Call Number]
- Contact
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Please contact a Librarian at State Library of New South Wales:
Postal address: 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9273 1414
Email: library@sl.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/ask-librarian
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Barnardos Australia, Records (c. 1883 - )
- Date Range
- 1883 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact Barnardos Australia (Aftercare Office):
Postal Address: Barnardos After Care, GPO Box 9996, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: (02) 9281 2300
Email: aftercare@barnardos.org.au
Website: https://www.barnardos.org.au/services/
DETAILS
[Scone Farm School]
Tooloogan Vale Farm. Aerial View of the Property.
The Homestead, Tooloogan Vale. Ack: Roland Bryant
Tooloogan Vale