Karingal, in Melville, was established in 1966 to accommodate up to 10 high school girls who were wards of the State. It was staffed by the Churches of Christ Christian Welfare Centre under a formal agreement with the Child Welfare Department. Its original purpose was to provide a Home for young people who had been…
Darlington House continued the group home known as Darlington Cottage (1977-1983), a government-run residential group home for boys released from Hillston. In 1994, it housed children aged 8-12 years for periods from two weeks to one year. In 2014, it remained open as a residential group home. After Hillston closed in 1983, Darlington House became…
Kartanup was established in 1987 as an annexe of St Andrew’s Hostel, Katanning, and provided additional accommodation for school-age boarders who attended school in Katanning. Kartanup was under the authority of the Country High School Hostels Authority. It closed around 1990. Kartanup, an annexe of St Andrew’s Hostel, Katanning, provided boarding facilities for children going…
Mirrabooka House was run by the Salvation Army in the Perth suburb of Mirrabooka from 1987. From around that time, boys resident in the Salvation Army Home in Withnell House, Mt Lawley, moved to Mirrabooka. It mostly accommodated boys aged 15 to 17 while they studied or worked, with the purpose to help young people…
Withnell House was a youth hostel in Mount Lawley run by the Salvation Army from about 1984. It took its name from the boys’ hostel that had occupied the same buildilng from 1953 to 1969. Around 1987, the boys resident there were transferred to Mirrabooka House. The 2003 Compendium of Salvation Army Social Services Soup-Soup-Salvation…
The Union Street Hostel was established by the Slow Learning Children’s Group in 1959 in Subiaco. It was used for short-term accommodation for young women with special needs. In 1960 the property was set up as a ‘training centre’ and in 1961 became the Phoebe Holmes Hostel.
The Methodist Hostel for Boys was established in 1946 by the Home Missions Department of the Methodist Church as a hostel for boys going to high school in Albany. It was known as ‘Norman House’ after Mr John Norman who was a member of the Methodist Conference in recognition of what was described as his…
Hardie House was established around 1964 in South Hedland. It was a hostel to accommodate children attending the Port Hedland High School that opened around that time. Hardie House was operating in the 1980s, by which time it was managed by Goldsworthy Mining, but it is uncertain when it closed. Hardie House, also known as…
John Frewer House was established in 1968 to replace Forrest Lodge. It provided residential accommodation for boys attending high school in Geraldton. John Frewer House was managed by Geraldton Protestant Children’s Homes Inc on behalf of the Country High School Hostels Authority. In 1981, the manager of John Frewer House was appointed to manage both…
Dellahale House was established in 1964 to replace the Protestant Children’s Home in Geraldton. It provided residential accommodation for girls attending high school in Geraldton. Dellahale House was managed by Geraldton Protestant Children’s Homes Inc on behalf of the Country High School Hostels Authority. In 1981, the manager of John Frewer House was appointed to…
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