Illawong was established by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia in 1962 in Wollongong. It was operated as a family group home for British child migrants and could accommodate 12 children. It closed in early 1975 due to a lack of demand. Barnardos purchased ‘Hi Wi Lodge’ in Hillview Avenue to be a family group home. Illawong…
Atherstone House was a family group home for boys and girls at Cronulla that was operated by Dr Barnardo’s Home (Australia branch) from 1962 until 1966, and by Dr Barnardos in Australia from 1966 until 1977.
Rickard House was opened by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia in 1962 at West Ryde as a family group home. It later became a home for student adolescents. It closed on 30 January 1982.
Tarana, run by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia, opened in 1959 at Belmont South. It was the first family group Home run by Barnardos in Australia and provided mixed family group accommodation. Tarana closed in 1977. Tarana had views onto Lake Macquarie from the garden and was subject to flooding.
Hartwell House was a Dr Barnardo’s family group home for boys and girls that opened in 1960 at Kiama. It closed in 1970. In 1994 a former housemaster of Hartwell House, Vic Holyoak, was sentenced to 10 years jail for sexually abusing children placed in his care. Hartwell House was sold by Barnardo’s and became…
Green Wood was established in 1951, in Normanhurst, by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia to care for siblings who came from England as part of the child migration scheme. Green Wood accommodated 44 boys and 22 girls and comprised a group of homes on an 11 acre site. It closed in 1966 and two Barnardo’s family…
Scone Farm School at Scone was established in 1959 by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia. It was a replacement for the previous Dr Barnardo’s farm home, Mowbray Park at Picton. Scone Farm School, also known as Tooloogan Vale, trained boys aged 15 to 16 years in farming skills. The school took migrant children and later admitted…
Barnardo House, Ashfield opened in 1924 under Dr Barnardo’s Homes as the organisation’s headquarters and a receiving home for child migrants from England. It also served as a holiday home for children in the Barnardo’s scheme who were between employment or getting over sickness. Later it only accommodated girls and trained them for domestic service….
Mowbray Park was a farm training school for child and youth migrants run by Dr Barnardo’s Homes (Australia Branch) at Picton. The school was initially for boys and girls aged six to fifteen years, but was later used only for boys. Around 200 children could be accommodated within the 6 cottages that were built at…
The Central Methodist Mission, founded in 1885 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church, became a major provider of welfare services and ministry in Sydney and across New South Wales. It developed Dalmar Home in the early 20th century, and was involved in the establishment of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. It ran children’s camps for young…
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