The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a world wide religious community within the Catholic Church that was founded by the Irish missionary and teacher Edmund Rice (1762-1844) in 1802. Their main focus is social justice and the evangelisation and education of youth and they have run hundreds of schools and institutions across the world. The…
The Roman Catholic Orphan School at Parramatta was established on the 8 March 1844 and run by a committee. On the 31 March 1859, it was taken over by the Good Shepherd Sisters, later known as Sisters of the Good Samaritan. It was Australia’s first purpose built orphanage for Catholic children and was funded by…
Rosemount was established in Dulwich Hill in 1976 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. It was a community based residential programme for teenage girls, aged between 13 to 16 years. The girls attended local schools or were employed in the community. Rosemount closed in 1981.
New South Wales Baptist Homes Trust was established in 1944 to provide services to the aged and children. The Trust ran Leith House, Ruhamah, Carisbrook, Thorington and Karingal Children’s Home. In 1986, its name was changed to Baptist Community Services to capture the organisation’s expanding ministry.
The Croagh Patrick Home was established in 1929 in Orange, in central western New South Wales. From 1929 to 1969 the home was operated as a boys’ home by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul. In 1969, the operation of the orphanage was taken over by the Sisters of Mercy, Bathurst Congregation….
Castle Hill House was bought by the Child Welfare Department in 1943 and used as a home for school-aged boys until 1982. Castle Hill House was an estate house of 200 acres, originally granted to William McLaughlin, Esq. in the early 19th century. It was bought by the Child Welfare Department in 1943 and used…
Yasmar Children’s Court was a specialist children’s court located in the historic Yasmar house at Haberfield. It was also referred to as Ashfield Children’s Court. Yasmar closed in 1994. Yasmar was located in a fine house built by the Ramsay family – the name is Ramsay spelled backwards. It was bought by the New South…
The Metropolitan Children’s Court was established in 1911, when the Children’s Court moved to Albion Street, Sydney from Ormond House. The courthouse also housed the Metropolitan Shelter for Boys. The Metropolitan Children’s Court was criticised for overcrowding, its poor location and facilites and on 29 April 1983 it closed when the Bidura Children’s Court opened…
Minda Children’s Court was located at Minda, in Lidcombe, with the remand centre and shelter. It closed in 1990 when Minda was transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice and converted to a juvenile justice centre. Children’s Courts In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings in Children’s Courts…
Campsie Children’s Court was one of the specialised children’s court houses in New South Wales. It opened around 1923 and closed in 1934. A new Children’s Court in Campsie was opened at a later date. Children’s Courts In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings in Children’s Courts are…
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