Kardinia Children's Home (1947 - 1986)

From

1947

To

1986

Categories

Protestant, Salvation Army, Home, Children's Home

Alternative Names

• Kardinia Salvation Army Children's Home

The Kardinia Children's Home in Belmont (Geelong) was established in 1947 and was run by the Salvation Army. It accommodated toddlers aged between two and five. The Home closed in 1986. In around 2003 when the property was being "cleaned out", the personal files of children who had been at the Home were destroyed. It appears that the importance of these files and the meaning they might hold for former residents was not properly understood when this very regrettable incident occurred. There is however historical material about Kardinia at the Salvation Army Archives and Museum.

Locations

1947 - 1986

Address - The Kardinia Children's Home was located in 1 Riverview Terrace, Belmont (Geelong)