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Organisation Sisters of the Good Shepherd (1902 - )
- From
- 1902
- Categories
- Care Provider, Catholic and Religious Order
- Website
- http://www.goodshepherd.com.au
Summary
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd arrived in Western Australia in October 1902 from Abbotsford, Victoria. The Order originally came from France. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd had established Homes for 'destitute women and girls' throughout the world. Residents worked in the laundries run by the Sisters. In WA, the Sisters ran the Home of the Good Shepherd in two sections: a reformatory (from 1909) and a women's home (from 1902). The reformatory and laundry attracted criticism at government inquiries into out of home care. In the 1970s, they ran a centre for teenagers (Neuville) which was less 'institutional' in its approach. After 1979, the Sisters no longer ran residential programs in WA, but they have continued to be involved in social justice activities and education in the State.
Details
To support their institutions, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd ran commercial laundries in which the residents of their Homes worked. This laundry work had attracted controversy since the early 1900s and its legacy has continued to draw criticism in government inquiries in Australia and elsewhere.
Events
- 1902
- The Sisters of the Good Shepherd established the Home of the Good Shepherd in Adelaide Terrace. Location: Perth
- 1904
- A new convent and Home of the Good Shepherd was opened and the Adelaide Terrace facility was closed. Location: Leederville
- 1909
- The Home of the Good Shepherd Industrial School for Girls was opened adjacent to the existing Home . Location: Leederville
- 1979
- The Sisters of the Good Shepherd ceased to operate residential facilities in WA
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Publications
Resources
- New Advent, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 2009. Also available at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen. Details
Online Resources
- 'Ladies' Column [Good Shepherd Nuns]', The Daily News, 25 October 1902, p. 9, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81323465. Details
- 'The Good Shepherd Nuns', The West Australian, 25 December 1902, p. 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24851134. Details
- 'Fallen Women's Home [Good Shepherd]', Sunday Times, 15 November 1903, p. 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57188077. Details
- 'Submission No. 483 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 1 November 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. 410 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 26 July 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. 365 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 25 March 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- Catholic Welfare Australia, 'Submission No. 71 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, July 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- Information Services, Department for Community Development, 'Home of the Good Shepherd Industrial School for Girls', Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, http://www.signposts.communitydevelopment.wa.gov.au/. Details
- National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families, A Piece of the Story: A Research Project Undertaken by the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission and the Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, November 1999, http://catholicsocialservices.org.au/system/files/preface.pdf. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'The Good Shepherd Nuns', The West Australian, 25 December 1902, p. 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24851134; 'Ladies' Column [Good Shepherd Nuns]', The Daily News, 25 October 1902, p. 9, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81323465; 'Fallen Women's Home [Good Shepherd]', Sunday Times, 15 November 1903, p. 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57188077; Information Services, Department for Community Development, 'Home of the Good Shepherd Industrial School for Girls', Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, http://www.signposts.communitydevelopment.wa.gov.au/.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 12 February 2013
Last updated: 22 March 2013
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