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Anglican Board of Mission – Australia

The Anglican Board of Mission – Australia is the new name given to the Australian Board of Mission in 1995. The State Library of New South Wales holds a collection of records relating to its activities around Australia.

Good Samaritan Order of the Greek Orthodox Church

The Good Samaritan Order of the Greek Orthodox Church ran Dismus House at Glenelg.

Fuller Street Cottage

Fuller Street Cottage was one of the Cottage Homes that were established at Kennion House at Walkerville in the mid to late 1970s. The others included Garden Cottage and Smith Street Cottage. Each functioned as a separate group home. Run by the Anglican Church the Fuller Street Cottage was previously the house of the deputy…

Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel

The Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel opened in 1967 at Toorak Gardens. Run by the same independent Board of Management as the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home, it provided accommodation for boys who had left the Children’s Home and were studying or working. The Hostel, along with the Children’s Home was renamed Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated in…

Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated

Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated was the new name given to the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home from 1972. The name referred to both the Children’s Home for younger children at Norton Summit and the Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel for older boys who were studying or working. Both were run by the same independent Board of Management….

Boys’ Probationary School

The Boys’ Probationary School opened at Wistow near Mount Barker in 1900 as a private institution for boys in State care. It was run by the Salvation Army under the control of the government. Boys who were deemed to have behavioural problems were placed there. In 1945 the government ceased control of the School and…

Fullarton Children’s Home

The Fullarton Children’s Home was the new name given to the Salvation Army Girls’ Home in 1969 when it began to also accommodate younger boys. It was run by the Salvation Army but was licensed and regularly inspected by the government. In 1972 younger boys from the Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Kent Town, were sent…

Girls’ Probationary School

The Girls’ Probationary School opened in 1901 in Woodville. It was run by the Salvation Army under the control of the government as an institution for girls who were State children considered to have behavioural problems. The School moved suburbs several times until 1912 when it was finally relocated to Fullarton. A number of Aboriginal…

Kate Cocks Memorial Adoption Agency

The Kate Cocks Memorial Adoption Agency was established in 1967 and operated from the Methodist run, Kate Cocks Babies Home. This private adoption agency arranged the adoption of many babies born to mothers in the Home and children placed at the Home. The Agency closed in 1978. The Kate Cocks Memorial Adoption Agency was established…

Methodist Home for Babies and Unmarried Mothers

The Methodist Home for Babies and Unmarried Mothers opened in 1937 at Brighton. Run by the Methodist Church, it accommodated single girls who were pregnant or had given birth to their first child. It also took in other children in need of shelter. Pregnant women gave birth at the Queens’ Home and later the Queen…