Archives



Claring-bould Cottage

Claring-bould Cottage was a Cottage Home for children run by the Anglican Church of Australia. It is believed to have opened in the early 1980s. As with other Cottage Homes, Claring-bould Cottage was designed to accommodate around eight to ten children in a home-like atmosphere. In 1984 Claring-bold Cottage closed and reopened in 1985 at…

Brookman Cottage

Brookman Cottage was the new name given to Ragless Avenue Cottage after it moved to Renown Park in 1985. It was run by the Anglican Church of Australia as a Home for children. As with other Cottage Homes, Brookman Cottage was designed to accommodate around eight to ten children in a home-like atmosphere. Brookman Cottage…

Cecil Street Cottage

Cecil Street Cottage was a children’s Cottage Home run by the Anglican Church of Australia. It was located in Rostrevor and is believed to have opened in the 1980s and closed some time in the mid 1990s. As with other Cottage Homes, Cecil Street Cottage was designed to accommodate around eight to ten children in…

Braemore Cottage

Braemore Cottage was a children’s Cottage Home run by the Anglican Church of Australia. It is believed to have opened in the 1980s and closed some time in the mid 1990s. As with other Cottage Homes, Braemore Cottage was designed to accommodate around eight to ten children in a home-like atmosphere. The location for Braemore…

SA Protestant Federation

The SA Protestant Federation was established in South Australia around 1920. The Protestant Federation had many branches and divisions around Australia. Representatives from the SA Protestant Federation formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.

Baptist Union of South Australia

The Baptist Union of South Australia is an umbrella organisation for 70 Baptist churches in South Australia. The Baptist Union of South Australia was formed in 1863. Representatives from the Baptist Union of South Australia formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.

Congregational Union of South Australia

The Congregational Union was a Protestant congregational denomination. It was established in South Australia in 1837. Representatives from the Congregational Union formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home 1924-1972, Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel 1967-1972, and Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated 1972-1974. In 1977 the majority of the churches that formed…

Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory

The Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory are a network of charismatic Protestant churches that provide mutual support while accepting the differences between them. Representatives from the Churches of Christ in South Australia formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.

Morialta Protestant Children’s Home

The Morialta Protestant Children’s Home was established in 1924 at Norton Summit. It was run by an independent Board of Management. In 1930 the Home accommodated 109 children under the supervision of 10 staff. School aged children at Morialta attended the Norton Summit Primary School. The Board of Management opened the Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel…

Drapers’ Hall

Drapers’ Hall was established in 1962 by the Fairbridge Society Incorporated. From 1962 to 1964 it was located in a house in East Terrace, Adelaide, and then around 1965 moved to Crafers. It accommodated children from Britain between the ages of 6 to 16 who had been brought to Australia as part of the Fairbridge…