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Home for Boys, Riverview (1956 - 1966)
- From
- 1956
- To
- 1966
- Categories
- Home, Salvation Army, Farm School
- Alternative Names
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The Home for Boys, Riverview, situated at 29 Riverview Road, was operated by the Salvation Army. In the 1950s it received young migrants from Britain to train in farm practices. The name changed to the Training Farm for Boys in 1966.
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In the 1950s the Salvation Army Training Home for Boys at Riverview admitted 77 boys under the child migrant scheme. Only "child migrants" over 14 years of age were accepted,on account of the type of work involved at the training farm.
In 1998, former residents of Riverview Training Farm made submissions to the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (widely known as the Forde Inquiry). The Committee reported on incidents of unsafe, improper and illegal treatment of children in Queensland institutions, including cases of sexual, physical, emotional and systems abuse. Its findings were detailed and explicit.
In January 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commenced a public hearing into response of the Salvation Army (Eastern Territory) to child sexual abuse in children's Homes in Queensland and New South Wales, including the Riverview Training Farm. The evidence to be heard was to have a particular focus to the years 1966-1977, although the Royal Commission stated it expected to hear allegations dating back to as early as 1936.
Locations
- 1956 - 1966
- Address - Home for Boys, Riverview was situated at 29 Riverview Road, Riverview
Timeline
- 1926 - 1956
- Riverview Training Farm
- 1956 - 1966
- Home for Boys, Riverview
- 1966 - 1969
- Training Farm for Boys
- Collection Title
- Forgotten Australians : Micah Pilot Oral History and Digital Story Project [sound and video recording] (2011)
- Date Range
- 2011 - 2011
- Reference
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28440
[State Library of Queensland Reference Code]
- Contact
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DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Salvation Army Records of Queensland Institutions
- Date Range
- -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army:
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/about-the-centre-for-restoration/
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Batch File, Correspondence re the immigration of lads as farm learners (1922 - 1936)
- Date Range
- 1922 - 1936
- Reference
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861862
[Queensland State Archives Item ID]
- Contact
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Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Commission of Inquiry Exhibits, Farm Home for Boys Westbrook (c. 1915 - c. 1961)
- Date Range
- 1915 - 1961
- Reference
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995
[Queensland State Archives Series ID]
- Contact
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Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Commonwealth Child and Youth Migration Records (1947 - 1967)
- Date Range
- 1947 - 1967
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact General Enquiries, National Archives of Australia:
Postal Address: PO Box 4924, Kingston, ACT 2604
Phone: (02) 6212 3600
Email: archives@naa.gov.au
Website: https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/ask-us-about-collection
DETAILS
Plaque unveiled at Riverview on 21st April 2007
Plaque on memorial plinth at Riverview
Original buildings, Riverview
Front entrance to original home, Riverview
Child migration - British youth migrants learning how to mount and ride a horse at the Salvation Army Training Farm for Boys, Riverview, Queensland.
Collage of images from the Salvation Army training farm for youths, Riverview
Entrance to Riverview Farm
Looking towards visitor residence
Entrance drive Riverview
Bethany, farm manager cottage Riverview
Canaan Training Room, Riverview
Salvation Army Hall, Riverview
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