The Nest (Arncliffe Girls Home), 1916? - 1941?, courtesy of Care Leavers Australaisa Network (CLAN).
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The Nest Children's Home was established in Arncliffe in 1930 by the Salvation Army in Dappeto, the building which had previously been Arncliffe Girls' Industrial Home. It was a children's home. In 1941 The Nest was converted to Arncliffe Girls' Home, which was often referred to as The Nest Girls' Home.
Arncliffe Girls' Industrial Home became known as The Nest Children's Home in January 1930. From January 1941 to January 1969 it was then called Arncliffe Girls' Home, although commonly referred to as The Nest Girls' Home.
1916 - 1930 Arncliffe Girls' Industrial Home
1930 - 1941 The Nest Children's Home
1941 - 1969 Arncliffe Girls' Home
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Victorian Domestic Architecture: Dappeto, built 1885. Girls' Home, Retirement Village', in Postcode 2205: Arncliffe, Turrella, Wolli Creek, 'Sally', 22 February 2008, http://arncliffesydney.blogspot.com.au/2008/02/victorian-domestic-architecture-dappeto.html; 'Children's Homes - Apology', in The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/20130502124828/http://salvos.org.au/need-help/family-and-personal-issues/childrens-homes.php; The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, 'Submission 46: EASTERN TERRITORY SOCIAL CENTRES: A list of openings, closings, and function', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, June 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist; 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, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 10 March 2011, Last modified: 16 August 2013
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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