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Molloy House (1968 - c. 1983)

  • Former site of Molloy House, Maling Road, Canterbury

    Former site of Molloy House, Maling Road, Canterbury, 30 October 2017
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From
1968
To
c. 1983
Categories
Anglican, Home, Hostel and Protestant

Molloy House was established by the St John's Homes for Boys and Girls in 1968. It was a hostel, run in conjunction with the Church of England Boys' Society. Molloy House was a 'halfway house' for young people on Children's Court probation. Molloy House was in Canterbury until 1979 and then moved to Brunswick for around another 3 years.

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A statement by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as part of Case Study 52: Institutional review of Anglican Church authorities contains some information about Molloy House. The statement says that income from the farming at Burton Hall, Tatura (whose Farm Training Scheme had closed in 1967) went to support 'a Hostel for Probation Boys established at Maling Road Canterbury.

This establishment later became known as "Molloy House" and was in association with the St John's Home for Boys and Girls. The aim of these hostels was to assist, train and rehabilitate youths between 15 and 21 years through (a) hostels and (b) a Guild of Helpers' (Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, p.13)..

The annual report of the Social Welfare Department for 1968-69 states that 'Molloy House has a structured program for a group of ten wards placed from Turana Youth Training Centre' (p.31).

A decision was made in 1979 to close Molloy House and the property was sold in December of that year. The Molloy House hostel relocated to an alternate property in Brunswick, for a period of around 3 years (Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, p.14).

Location

1968 - c. 1979
Address - Molloy House was situated at 19 Maling Road, Canterbury. Location: Canterbury
c. 1980 - c. 1983
Location - Molloy House Hostel was situated in Brunswick. Location: Brunswick

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  • Boyce, J., For the record : background information on the work of the Anglican Church with Aboriginal children and directory of Anglican agencies providing residential care to children from 1830 to 1980, Anglicare Australia, Melbourne, 2003. Details

Reports

  • Annual report: Social Welfare Department, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1961-1978. 1968-69, p.31; 1971, p.38. Details

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Former site of Molloy House, Maling Road, Canterbury
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Former site of Molloy House, Maling Road, Canterbury
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Date
30 October 2017

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Sources used to compile this entry: Annual report: Social Welfare Department, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1961-1978. 1968-69, p.31; 1971, p.38.; Statement of the Most Reverend Philip Freier. Schedule A: The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 2016, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/STAT.1297.002.0003.pdf; Boyce, J., For the record : background information on the work of the Anglican Church with Aboriginal children and directory of Anglican agencies providing residential care to children from 1830 to 1980, Anglicare Australia, Melbourne, 2003; 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.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill