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.
The Don Bosco Youth Hostel was opened by the Catholic Church in conjunction with the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1999. It was located in the former premises of Boys Town which had been renovated. The Hostel provided accommodation for young men and women, mainly from country South Australia, who had left high school and…
The Adelaide Hospital opened in 1841 in Adelaide’s East Parklands and replaced the Colonial Infirmary. It was run by a board of management. In 1855 construction of a new larger hospital began on North Terrace. After the transfer of patients the old hospital building became part of the adjacent Adelaide Lunatic Asylum. In 1939 the…
The Quambi Nursing Home, North Adelaide, was established around 1910. It was a maternity home, run by Mrs Bartels. Around 1913, the Babies’ Hospital Association arranged for a tent to be sent up in the grounds of Quambi, for the care of sick babies, whose mothers could not afford the regular fees of a private…
The Koonibba Mission was established west of Ceduna by the Lutheran Church in 1901. In 1914 the Koonibba Children’s Home was opened at the Mission for Aboriginal children. The government took control of the Mission in 1963 and the Children’s Home closed. The Koonibba Mission was returned to the control of the Aboriginal Community in…
The Killalpaninna Mission was opened in the far-north of South Australia by the Lutheran Church in 1867. A school was opened in 1868 and by 1879 the Mission was operating dormitories for Aboriginal girls and boys. Financial problems, drought and the outbreak of World War I all contributed to the Church’s decision to sell the…
Otherway House was established by the Aboriginal Catholic Community in North Adelaide. It provided emergency and short-term accommodation for adolescent Aboriginal boys. The premises for the Home was leased from the Aboriginal Lands Trust. Otherway House was licenced by the government in 1983 but in 1984 the licence was not renewed and the Home closed….
The Exodus Youth Shelter opened in 1985 in Edwardstown. It was run by the Christian Family Centre, an independent church organisation. The shelter provided accommodation for children affected by family breakdowns, youth violence and drug abuse. It accommodated a number of State children and received a subsidy from the government to assist with their care….
The Woodville Youth Hostel was established in the 1980 by the Woodville Youth Accommodation Committee Incorporated. It operated as an emergency hostel for homeless young people. The Hostel was located in a premises at Woodville provided by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the purpose. The closing date of the Hostel is unknown.
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