Bethany Boys’ Home, run by the Churches of Christ, opened in Dover in 1947 and moved to Lindisfarne in 1956. Up to 18 boys, mostly wards of state aged between 2 and 18, lived there. From 1971 onwards, the Home also accepted girls. It closed in 1978. The gift of a house and land at…
Glenhaven Children’s Home, run by the Christian Brethren Assemblies of Tasmania, was located near Ulverstone. It opened in 1959. It was a small approved cottage Home for older children and teenagers. Glenhaven Children’s Home became Glenhaven Family Services in the late 1980s. Glenhaven Children’s Home had a number of locations before settling in Ulverston in…
Clarendon Children’s Home, run by the Anglican Church, opened in 1922 in New Town, on the same site as the Home of Mercy (the two Homes were jointly run by the Church of England). Clarendon Children’s Home accommodated children over the age of three (babies and younger children were at the Home of Mercy). In…
Auricht House in Elizabeth North was opened in 2005 as a respite centre for children with intellectual disabilities. Run by Centacare, it accommodated up to ten children. The House was named after mountain climber, Mark Auricht who attempted to climb Mt Everest in 2001 to raise funds for a new respite service. Auricht died during…
Xavier Cottage was opened by the Catholic Church in 1986 to provide accommodation for children with intellectual disabilities. From February 1986 it also provided weekend and holiday respite care for children with intellectual disabilities. In June 1987 the cottage moved from Albert Park and took over the building which was previously St Monica’s Cottage at…
Kilkenny House was a cottage home established by the Catholic Church in 1993. In 2014 details about the purpose of this Home and its closing date were not known.
Royston Park House was a cottage home operated by the Catholic Church from January 1997 to June 1998. In 2014 further details about the purpose of this Home were not known.
Kali Cottage was opened by the government in Westbourne Park in the former premises of the Kali Boy’s Hostel. It operated as a cottage home for a small number of children. Kali Cottage closed in 1977 when the government decided that its location was not suitable.
Cann Cottage was created by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission in 1957 when Cann Home, part of the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill, was divided into two Cottages. The other half of the building was named I’Anson Cottage. Each cottage accommodated approximately 12 children with a Housemother or Cottage Parents. Cann Cottage continued to operate…
Greenslade Home was the first residence to open on the Magill site of the Methodist Children’s Home in 1912. It housed up to 30 children. In 1921 when the Methodist Children’s Home opened Roberts Home, Greenslade housed girls and younger boys. When Cann Home was opened in 1924, Greenslade became a residence for girls only….
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