The Anglican Diocese of Adelaide dates back to 1847. Initially, the diocese included Western Australia and South Australia. Its first bishop was Augustus Short (1847 to 1882). In 1855, Short created a system of diocesan self-government through a synod. The Diocese of Adelaide, together with the Diocese of Willochra, to the north and west, and…
The Point Pearce Mission Station was established 35 miles south of Wallaroo in 1868. It was run by the Yorke Peninsula Aboriginal Mission committee to assist the Narungga people living on the outskirts of copper mining towns in the area. Moravian Missionary Julius Kuhn was the first superintendent. Initially 70 Narrungga people came to the…
Anglican Child Care Services was formed in 1978 and worked in conjunction with the Anglican Social Welfare Bureau. It oversaw all child care services provided by the Anglican Church and was responsible for the running of the remaining Anglican Homes for Children: St Mary’s Home for Children, Farr House and Kennion House. In 1988 Anglican…
The Church of England Social Welfare Bureau was established in 1947. The Bureau provided advice, assistance and support to people in need. The Bureau was closely involved with the placement of children into Anglican Homes and into foster care. The Church of England Social Welfare Bureau changed its name to the Anglican Social Welfare Bureau…
The Anglican Board of Mission – Australia is the new name given to the Australian Board of Mission in 1995. The State Library of New South Wales holds a collection of records relating to its activities around Australia.
Fuller Street Cottage was one of the Cottage Homes that were established at Kennion House at Walkerville in the mid to late 1970s. The others included Garden Cottage and Smith Street Cottage. Each functioned as a separate group home. Run by the Anglican Church the Fuller Street Cottage was previously the house of the deputy…
St Mary’s Home for Children was the new name given to St Mary’s Mission of Hope in Halifax Street, Adelaide, in 1953. The Home’s new name acknowledged that St Mary’s had returned to caring for young children only. It was run by an independent management committee that reported to the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide until…
The Orphan Home was established in Stepney in 1860 by a group of members of the Church of England. Run by an independent management committee that reported to the Diocese of Adelaide, the Orphan Home was for girls of primary school age. In 1861 it moved to Carrington Street, Adelaide and then in 1908 to…
The Church of England Hostel for Inland Children was opened by Father Percy Smith in a private house at Kensington Park in 1945. Operated by the Church of England as a training home for Aboriginal boys, it initially accommodated six boys from Alice Springs aged between 9 and 12 years. They attended the Marryatville Primary…
The Church of England Boys’ Home at Walkerville was the new name given to the Children’s Home at Walkerville in 1904 after the Home took in boys only. Numbers ranged from 14 up to 30. In 1926 the Home moved to a new building in the same street. The Home was run by an independent…
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