Umeewarra Mission Home, Davenport Reserve continued the role of the Umeewarra Mission Children’s Home from 1964 after the Mission was taken over by the government and became Davenport Reserve. The Home continued to be run by former superintendent and his wife and it accommodated a small number of Aboriginal children. The local Aboriginal community council…
Louise Place was the new name given to St Joseph’s Refuge at Fullarton in 2001. It operated under the management of Centacare and provided accommodation and services for young pregnant women, new parents and their children. Louise Place was still operating in 2018.
The Boarding section of the Salesian School, formerly known as St John’s Boys Town, was run by the Salesians of Don Bosco and operated as a boys home within the bounds of the school. It was often still referred to as St John’s Boys Home. In the mid 1960s the School became known as Salesian…
St John’s Boys Town was the new name given to St John the Baptist Home for Boys at Brooklyn Park in 1941. It was run by the Brothers of St John the Baptist as an orphanage for boys older than 12 years of age. It was located at Marshall Terrace, Brooklyn Park. In 1942 the…
St Joseph’s Children’s Home was the new name for the St Joseph’s Junior Boys’ Home at Largs Bay from 1969. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph, it changed its name when girls were admitted. In the 1970s the Home housed children aged between two and fifteen in four group units. St Joseph’s Children’s Home…
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…
The Children’s Home at Walkerville was established in 1886 to accommodate children of the Church of England (Anglican) faith in the state welfare system. It was run by an independent management committee that reported to the Diocese of Adelaide. In 1903 the decision was made to admit only boys. The last girl left in 1904…
The Church of England Diocesan Mission House opened on Wellington Square in North Adelaide in 1945. The Sisters of the Community of the Holy Name ran it as a short term refuge and hostel for women and children. In 1949 the Mission House changed its name to the Hostel of the Holy Name. The Church…
The Bridge Industrial Home was the new name given to The Bridge Rescue Home in 1934. Run by the Salvation Army it was located in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, and provided accommodation and training for teenage girls. Girls living at the Industrial Home worked in a laundry that operated at the Home. In the 1970s it…
The Magill Training Centre was the new name for government’s secure care facility, the South Australian Youth Training Centre from 1993. At this time older offenders were moved to the Cavan Training Centre and Magill was used for young people only. Young women were also moved from the South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre…
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