The Secretary to the Governor was a position established when the Colony of New South Wales was founded on 26 January 1788. The Secretary to the Governor was an executive officer appointed by the Governor to complete duties at his discretion. These duties generally related to administration and recordkeeping of the new colony. The office…
Newcastle Reformatory School for Females was established on 19 January 1869. The Reformatory School was located in the North Wing and grounds attached to the Newcastle Public Industrial School for Girls with the same matron serving both schools. The Reformatory was established to house girls who had committed criminal offences. The Reformatory School was closed…
Carters’ Barracks, Boys Dormitory was established in 1820. It provided separate accommodation and a training program for convict boys under the age of 16 at Carters’ Barracks, Brickfields in Sydney. On arrival at the Barracks the boys became government apprentices and were trained to work as tradesmen. They lived at the Barracks for a maximum…
Achieve Australia was established on 1 January 2009. The Achieve Foundation and Crowle Foundation merged to form Achieve Australia. It ran Crowle House from 2009 to 2012.
Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service was established by Baptist Community Services in 2008. It was previously known as Pathways Adolescent Unit. From 1 October 2013 Challenge Community Services ran Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service.
Norfolk Island Orphan School was established in 1795 by the Lieutenant-Governor Of Norfolk Island, Philip Gidley King. The Orphan School was a residential facility for female orphans who lived on the island and it was run by the Secretary of the Governor. Norfolk Island Orphan School closed in 1814 when the entire settlement on Norfolk…
Freemasons NSW & ACT is a fraternal organisation that dates back to the establishment of the first United Grand Lodge of New South Wales in 1888. The Masons ran the William Thompson Masonic School from 1922 until the 1970s, and then ran family group homes in New South Wales until the 1990s. In 2012 Find…
Challenge Community Services was established in 2013. It was previously known as Challenge Disability Services. Challenge Community Services provides disability services and out of home care, foster care, residental care and emergency response children’s services in New South Wales. Challenge Community Services ran Pathways Adolescent Unit from 1st October 2013.
Crowle Foundation was established in 1993. It was previously the Ryde branch of the Challenge Foundation. The Crowle Foundation ran Crowle House from 1993 to 2008. The Crowle Foundation became part of Achieve Australia on 31st December 2008.
The Samaritans Foundation was established on 14 October 1984 to undertake the social welfare work of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. Previously it was known as the Newcastle Anglican Board of Social Work.
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