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Organisation Canowindra Girls' Home (1942 - 1977)

From
1942
To
1977
Categories
Care Provider, Children's Home and Salvation Army
Alternative Names
  • Lyndon House (also referred to as)

Summary

[Taken from the New South Wales publication Connecting Kin: Guide to Records]

The Canowindra Girls' Home (also known as 'Lyndon House') was officially opened on 7 October 1942 by Lieutenant Commissioner E.J. Harewood of the Salvation Army. The first girls were, however, admitted in March 1942, having been transferred in three groups from Sydney on 25, 26 and 27 March. Thirty girls were transferred from 'The Nest' Girls' Home at Arncliffe and 44 from 'The Fold' at Marrickville. In addition, two young boys and a girl were transferred from Bethesda Hospital. Prior to its purchase by the Salvation Army, the property had been a private home belonging to the Purcell family. The Salvation Army closed both 'The Fold' and 'The Nest' in 1942 in response to the wartime situation, and transferred the girls to Canowindra. The home closed on 13 January 1977.

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Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCSWR/_assets/main/documents/connectkin_guide.pdf.

Prepared by: Melissa Downing

Created: 10 March 2011, Last modified: 2 November 2011