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Organisation Melbourne Orphanage (1926 - 1965)
Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton, Vic., c. 1920 - c. 1930, courtesy of State Library of Victoria.
Details
- From
- 1926
- To
- 1965
- Categories
- Care Provider, Children's Home, Family Group Home, Home, Non-denominational and Orphanage
Summary
The Melbourne Orphanage was established in 1926. It was formerly the Melbourne Orphan Asylum. It was located in Brighton where it accommodated boys and girls aged between 3 and 16. By the 1950s, some children were housed in group homes in Glen Waverley. In 1965, it became the Melbourne Family Care Organisation.
Details
The Melbourne Orphanage came into being in 1926. Formerly, the institution had been known as the Melbourne Orphan Asylum. It was situated at 'Windemere', in Butler Street, Brighton.
After World War Two, the Orphanage began to admit children from broken homes in addition to orphans. In 1954 a social worker was appointed - the first in a charitable children's home in Victoria.
In January 1956, the Melbourne Orphanage was declared an approved children's home under the Children's Welfare Act 1954.
In 1956, in view of overseas trends, a commitment was made to move out of the orphanage in Brighton into family group homes. These were located in the Glen Waverly vicinity, with an administrative and counselling facility in Ferntree Gully Road.
The phasing in of Family Group homes began in 1959 and was completed in 1963 with 14 family group homes established. The Melbourne Orphanage building in Brighton was demolished.
A name change in 1965 to the Melbourne Family Care Organisation reflected this new direction.
Location
- 1926
- The Melbourne Orphan Asylum changes its name to the Melbourne Orphanage. It is on Butler Street, Brighton. Location: Brighton
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Timeline
c. 1845 - 1853 St James' Orphan Asylum and Visiting Society
1853 - 1926 Melbourne Orphan Asylum
1926 - 1965 Melbourne Orphanage
1965 - 1987 Melbourne Family Care Organisation
1987 - 1993 Family Action
c. 1987 - Windermere Child and Family Services
1993 - OzChild
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Publications
Books
- Butler, J.C., The first hundred years: being a brief history of the Melbourne Orphanage from 1851-1951, The Melbourne Orphanage, 1951. Details
- Smith, H.L., Out of darkness into light: a journey to find home: a compelling true story:, Echuca, 2003. Details
- Wills, Maurice, The envelope, Beaufort Publishing, 1990. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'An Act Denies Young Kerrie Her Own Home', The Herald, 29 September 1953, p. 3. Details
Online Resources
- 'Submission no 456', 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_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- 'Submission no 465', 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_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- 'Submission no 345', 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_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- 'Submission no 376', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- 'Submission no 506', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997, State Library of Victoria, 2009, http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/. Details
- 'Submission number 262', in Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices: submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, http://aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/comm_contrib_former_forced_adoption/submissions.htm. Details
- 'Submission number 130 and attachment', in Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices: submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, http://aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/comm_contrib_former_forced_adoption/submissions.htm. Details
- Adrian, 'Personal Story by Adrian', in Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN), November 2000, http://www.clan.org.au/resources-personal-details.php?personalID=2. Details
- Cornish, Jennie, 'Melbourne Orphanage Reunion: 'priceless'', in OzChild website, OzChild, 2007, http://www.ozchild.org.au/ozchild/about-ozchild/careleavers/21. Details
- Murphy, Teresa, Institutional child abuse: Brighton's house of horrors, Bayside Review Local, 29 January 2013, http://www.baysidereviewlocal.com.au/story/1265109/institutional-child-abuse-brightons-house-of-horrors/?cs=1221. Details
- Rule, Andrew, Two sides to the story of orphan care Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/two-sides-to-the-story-Two sides to the story of orphan care, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2009, http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/two-sides-to-the-story-of-orphan-care-20091119-iota.html. Details
Gallery
- Title
- Little girls at Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton
- Type
- Image
- Control
- Image H2001.20/3
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Children, Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1920 - c. 1950
- Control
- Accession number H2001.20/5
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Little girls at Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1920 - c. 1950
- Control
- Accession number H2001.20/6
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Girls in cookery class, Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1920 - c. 1930
- Control
- Accession number: H2001.20/4
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Little girls at Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1920 - c. 1950
- Control
- Image H2001.20/2
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Melbourne Orphanage, Brighton, Vic.
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1920 - c. 1930
- Control
- Accession no(s) H2001.20/7
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
Sources used to compile this entry: Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997, State Library of Victoria, 2009, http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/; 'Submission number 130 and attachment', in Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices: submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, http://aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/comm_contrib_former_forced_adoption/submissions.htm; 'Submission number 262', in Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices: submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, http://aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/comm_contrib_former_forced_adoption/submissions.htm.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 1 May 2009, Last modified: 24 April 2013
Last updated: 2 May 2013
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