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South Australia - Organisation
Catholic Girls' Home Parkside (1930 - 1943)
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- 1930
- To
- 1943
- Categories
- Catholic, Home
- Alternative Names
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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 to the Convent of the Good Shepherd at Plympton.
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The Catholic Girls' Home, Parkside, also known as Genazzano Home, was opened on the 31 August 1930 in a twelve room house at 21 Young Street Parkside that was already owned by the Catholic Church. Genazzano is a village in Italy where a miraculous picture of the Virgin Mary is venerated. The establishment of this new reformatory had been encouraged by the chairman of the Children's Welfare and Public Relief Department. He wished to relocate the ten Roman Catholic girls detained in the Salvation Army managed Barton Vale Girls' Home to a separate Catholic reformatory. There they would be able to receive religious training in their own faith. The majority of these Catholic girls from Barton Vale had been at the Redruth Girls' Reformatory which closed in 1922. All girls at the Catholic Girls' Home, Parkside, were wards of the State.
The new home at Parkside was small and could only house ten girls at one time. It was always regarded as temporary. The Home operated under the direction of the Archbishop of Adelaide and was managed by the Sisters of St Joseph. The first matron was Sister Francis Clare. The home was also under the control of the Children's Welfare and Public Relief Board which paid a subsidy to the reformatory to cover the cost of the care of the girls. In 1930 this sum was £1 per girl per week. The Board also agreed to contribute half the cost of the renovation of the Home.
During the Second World War the girls received correspondence school lessons and were given instruction in first aid and air raid precautions. On 21 January 1943 the Catholic Girls' Home, Parkside closed and the girls were transferred to the Convent of the Good Shepherd 'The Pines' at Plympton.
Locations
- 1930 - 1943
- Address - Catholic Girls Home Parkside was situated at 21 Young Street, Parkside
- Collection Title
- Records of the Catholic Girls Home Parkside (c. 1924 - 1938?)
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1938
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church:
Postal Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8210 8275 or 1800 139 020
Email: receptionprofstandards@adelaide.catholic.org.au
Website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-people/professional-standards/records-service
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Records of the Social Welfare Department and predecessors (1849 - c. 1987)
- Date Range
- 1849 - 1987
- Reference
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GRG29
[State Records of South Australia Agency ID]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 8343 6800
Website: https://archives.sa.gov.au/general-information/contact-us/contact-us
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Correspondence, Catholic Girls Home Parkside (1924 - 1938)
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1938
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church:
Postal Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8210 8275 or 1800 139 020
Email: receptionprofstandards@adelaide.catholic.org.au
Website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-people/professional-standards/records-service
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Annual Reports of the State Children's Council and the Children's Welfare and Public Relief Department (1887 - 1960)
- Date Range
- 1887 - 1960
- Reference
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GRG29/1
[State Records of South Australia Series ID]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 8343 6800
Website: https://archives.sa.gov.au/general-information/contact-us/contact-us
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Correspondence files ('CW & PRD' and 'SW' files) -Children's Welfare and Public Relief Department and successors (1927 - c. 1979)
- Date Range
- 1927 - 1979
- Reference
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GRG29/6
[State Records of South Australia Seires ID]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 8343 6800
Website: https://archives.sa.gov.au/general-information/contact-us/contact-us
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Register of New Committals (1931 - 1968)
- Date Range
- 1931 - 1968
- Reference
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GRG29/161
[State Records of South Australia Series ID]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 8343 6800
Website: https://archives.sa.gov.au/general-information/contact-us/contact-us
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Former Residents' Folders (1900s - )
- Date Range
- 1900 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church:
Postal Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8210 8275 or 1800 139 020
Email: receptionprofstandards@adelaide.catholic.org.au
Website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-people/professional-standards/records-service
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Records held by the Sisters of St Joseph Archives (1866? - )
- Date Range
- 1866 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Archivist, Sisters of St Joseph Archives, Adelaide:
Postal Address: PO Box 57, Kent Town SA 5071
Phone: (08) 8130 5920
Email: enquiries@sosj.org.au
Website: https://www.sosj.org.au/contact-us/
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