From around 1942, Melbourne Legacy operated a number of residential homes for children. Its first Homes, Holmbush and Stanhope, were residential hostels for children or young people aged nine years and over attending some form of educational institution, including tertiary institutions.
In 1947, Legacy established a home for younger children in Beaumaris, known as Blamey House. In 1950, another hostel, Harelands, opened in Kew.
Children placed in institutions operated by Legacy were sometimes referred to as 'repatriation wards'.
According to the guide Finding your story, Legacy holds very little information about the operations of its children's Homes during the post World War Two period. Former residents and their families can make enquiries to Legacy's Privacy Officer for information about and access to records.
Last updated:
11 May 2022
Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/vic/E000348
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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