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St Joseph's Home for Boys (1925 - c. 1967)
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- 1925
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- c. 1967
- Categories
- Catholic, Children's Home and Home
St Joseph's Home for Boys in Surrey Hills was the new name given in 1925 to the St Joseph's Home for Destitute Children. It accommodated boys aged between 4 and 12. In around 1967, the name changed to St Joseph's Home for Children.
Publications
Books
- Collins, William Michael, The early years 1928-1935: the Company of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (Grey Sisters), Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1953. Details
- McFadyen, Roy, At a cost, Roy McFadyen, Golden Beach, Qld, 2005. Details
- Murray, Suellen, John Murphy, Elizabeth Branigan, Jenny Malone, After the orphanage: life beyond the children's home, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2009. Details
- Szablicki, Ryszard, Orphanage boy: through the eyes of innocence, New Holland Publishers (Australia), Frenchs Forest, NSW, 2007. Details
- Wheatley-Kenyon, Patrick, In the shadow of a legend: an Aussie's search. Details
Online Resources
- 'St Joseph's Home(s) for Children (1888-1997)', in Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/St-Josephs-Home-for-Children. See the 'List of records held by the department' section for information about records relating toSt Joseph's Home for Boys. Details
- 'Submission no 283', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission no 227', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission no 15', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'A Piece of the Story': National Directory of Records of Catholic organisations caring for children separated from their families, Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission & Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, November 1999, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-Piece-of-the-Story-Directory-of-Catholic-Records-.pdf. p.94. Details
- 'Submission 38', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Parliament of Australia Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Heritage Display', in MacKillop Family Services website, MacKillop Family Services, 2013, https://www.mackillop.org.au/about-mackillop/our-history/heritage-display. Details
- James Jenkinson Consulting, Guide to out-of-home care services 1940-2000 - Volume One: Agency Descriptions, Department of Human Services, Unpublished, November 2001, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/DHS.3004.011.0367.pdf. Details
- Walker, Alan Charlie, 'Alan Charlie,Walker Transcript, 18 February 2013', in Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations, Victorian Government, 18 February 2013, http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/article/1786. Details
Photos
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- St Joseph's Home, Surrey Hills, gathering in the grounds
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- MacKillop Family Services
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- St Joseph's Home, Surrey Hills, building
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- MacKillop Family Services
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- St Joseph's Home, Surrey Hills, bathroom
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- MacKillop Family Services
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- St Joseph's Home, Surrey Hills, dormitory
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- MacKillop Family Services
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- St Joseph's Home, Surrey Hills, boys in the grounds
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- MacKillop Family Services
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