The Catholic Girls’ Reformatory at Kapunda was established in 1897 to house Catholic girls from the Girls’ Reformatory at Edwardstown. It was run by the Sisters of St Joseph. The Reformatory was closed in 1909 and the remaining girls were transferred to the Redruth Girls’ Reformatory at Burra. During the 1870s and early 1880s Sister…
The Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church manages the provision of access to records for former residents of Catholic Residential Facilities. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards Office for an application form and information regarding procedures and conditions with regard to accessing information from records held by this office. The Professional…
The Sisters of St Joseph Archives, Adelaide holds the historical and general records related to the work of the Sisters of St Joseph in South Australia. The Archives holds no personal information. All personal records relating to Homes run by the Sisters of St Joseph are held by the Professional Standards Office Records Service of…
The Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Board replaced both the State Children’s Council and the Destitute Board in 1926 as a result of the passing of the Maintenance Act 1926. The new Board took responsibility for all matters relating to destitute and neglected children and adults and had the power to proclaim institutions for State…
State Records of South Australia is the government archives of South Australia and holds a large part of the state’s official documentary heritage, including records relating to institutions for children. Access Conditions Many records relating to institutions for children in South Australia are subject to access restrictions. Records which contain a high level of sensitive…
The Catholic Girls Home at Parkside was opened in 1930 to accommodate Roman Catholic girls from the Salvation Army run Barton Vale Girls’ Home. It was run by the Sisters of St Joseph and overseen by the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Board. The Catholic Girls’ Home closed in 1943 and the girls were transferred…
Anglicare SA was the new name for Anglican Community Services from 1997. While Anglicare SA was still under local control, it became part of a national network of Anglican caring agencies.
St Mary’s Mission of Hope opened in Adelaide in 1904, run by an independent management committee that reported to the Synod of the Diocese of Adelaide. The Home took in homeless girls, many from the Destitute Asylum. In 1922 toddlers were admitted and in 1930 teenagers were accommodated. During the 1940s Aboriginal girls from the…
The Australian Board of Mission (ABM) was established in Sydney in 1850, and was the missionary body of the Church of England in Australia. It was originally called the Australasian Board of Missions and was led by the bishops of the Church in Australia and New Zealand. In 1872 it was formally constituted as the…
St Francis House was established in 1946 at Semaphore by the Australian Board of Missions. It replaced the Church of England Hostel for Inland Children as a Home for Aboriginal boys from the Northern Territory. In 1949 Aboriginal boys evacuated to New South Wales during World War II were sent to the Home. St Francis…
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