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Maylands Girls' Unit (1983 - 1998)

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Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit, c. 2012, courtesy of Heritage Tasmania.
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From: 1983
To: 1998
Categories: Children's Home, Salvation Army, Adolescent Care, Home

Maylands Girls Unit, run by the Salvation Army, was established after the closure of the Maylands Girls Home in 1981. It was in New Town. The Unit was specifically for the accommodation of teenage girls. It closed in 1998.

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Locations

1983 - 1998: Location - Maylands Girls' Unit was situated on Pirie Street, New Town

Timeline

1945 - 1981: Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls
1983 - 1998: Maylands Girls' Unit

Collection Title: Salvation Army Records (c. 1897 - c. 1998)
Date Range: 1897 - 1998
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Street Address: 95-99 Railway Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
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Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

Henry Hunter's design for Maylands, later the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

Henry Hunter's design for Maylands, later the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit