Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services was a private charity, established in 1989 to provide supported residential care for children aged 12 to 18. Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services operated Eddy’s Place and according to the publication Connecting Kin, Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services also ran a service called Eddy’s Annexe, a non-residential alternate education project…
The Sisters of Mercy, Bathurst Congregation, a Catholic religious order of women from Ireland, was established in 1867. The Sisters were responsible for the administration of two children’s homes owned by the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst: St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst which operated from 1867 to 1975; and Croagh Patrick Orphanage, Orange which they were responsible…
The Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion ran St Anne’s Home of Compassion at Broken Hill from 1941 until 1984, until they withdrew from the home. In 2013 the Sisters of Compassion were based in New Zealand.
The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul is a Catholic religious order that arrived in Sydney in 1926. The Australian Province of the Daughters of Charity later expanded beyond New South Wales, to regions including South Australia. The activities of the Daughters of Charity focus on serving and supporting the marginalised and disadvantaged….
The Order of the Hospitaller Brothers of St John of God came to Australia from Ireland in 1947. Its first work was a residential school in New South Wales for boys with learning difficulties called Kendall Grange at Morriset Park, in the Hunter region (1948-2000). The Order also ran children’s homes and family services in…
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic religious organisation with a volunteer base who work to assist people in need and counter social injustice. The Society of St Vincent de Paul established its first conference in Australia in Melbourne in 1854. It then established conferences across the country, with one in New South…
Baptist Community Services was established in 1986. It was a non-profit corporation limited by guarantee and was an agency of the Baptist Union of New South Wales. Previously, it was known as New South Wales Baptist Homes Trust. Baptist Community Services operated a number of child and youth programs including Carisbrook, Kings Langley Substitute Care…
The Adolescent Program, formerly run under the name of St Saviour’s Cottage Home, operated at Goulburn until 1994. This service implemented individual care programs for children and young people with a goal of restoration and reconciliation with families as the option of first choice. The Program changed from a residential model in 1995 and in…
The Sisters of the Holy Cross were an Anglican order who came from Nyngan, New South Wales. They ran St Saviour’s Children’s Home from 1929-1933.
The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (previously known as the Church of England Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn) was first established as a separate diocese (the Diocese of Goulburn, New South Wales) in 1863. As the new city of Canberra developed in the early twentieth century, the Diocese of Goulburn also became responsible for…
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