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Church of England Girls' Home, Carlingford (1913 - 1970s)

  • Church of England Girls' Home [Carlingford]

    Church of England Girls' Home [Carlingford], 1913? - 1950?, courtesy of Care Leavers Australaisa Network (CLAN).
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From
1913
To
1970s
Categories
Anglican, Children's Home, Home, Protestant and Receiving Home
Alternative Names
  • Carlingford Girls' Homes (also known as)
  • Minden (also known as)
  • Molly Trigg Cottage (also known as)
  • TA Field Cottage (also known as)
  • Tress-Manning Home (also known as)

The Church of England Girls' Home was established in 1913 with the purchase of 'Minden' at Carlingford as a home for girls 'in the country'. In 1920 the Church of England Girls' Home moved to Arden, at Glebe, during which time boys lived at Minden and a second house was added to the site. In 1927 the Girls' Home moved back to Minden at Carlingford. The Mary McGarvey Home was built in 1930 and Molly Trigg and TA Field Cottages were added in 1957. Church of England Girls' Home was a home for girls aged 6-18 and closed in the 1970s. Minden was later demolished.

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The work of the Church of England Girls' Homes commenced in Glebe in 1886, where 4 houses were used at varying times for women, girls and boys. These houses were called: Tress-Manning, Avona, Arden and Strathmore.

The Carlingford Homes started with the purchase of Minden, in Carlingford, in 1913, as a girls' home. At the time the Annual Report of Church of England Homes stated it was an orphanage for 'frail girls'. In 1915 a family group that included a boy arrived from Orange. Although that boy was placed with his sisters, a separate Boys' Home was established at Cronulla in 1917.

In 1918 the Church of England Diocese bought Havilah at Normanhurst (or Wahroonga), as a home for small children. It also bought Arden, at Glebe Point, for girls aged six to 18 and in 1920 the girls were transferred to Glebe from Carlingford. At that time, Minden was extended to take boys and the addition was called No 2 Home. This building later became Tress-Manning Home.

In 1921 the Church of England Girls' Home at Glebe was granted 5 shillings per week for every orphan in its care by the NSW Government. This allowance was extended to a range of private institutions that cared for children.

In 1927 a new Boys' Home, Buckland House, was built at 756 Pennant Hills Road at Carlingford and the boys were moved there. The girls left Arden and were moved back to the original building, Minden, in 1927. The Mary McGarvey Home was built in 1930 and Molly Trigg and TA Field Cottages were also added.

Carlingford Girls' Home closed in the 1970s when children were placed in group homes.

Anglicare manages the records relating to Church of England Girls' Home Carlingford.

According to research done by the staff of the Northern Territory Department of Health, the Church of England Girls' Home, Carlingford was a place where children from the Northern Territory were sent.

The Carlingford Girls' Home was mentioned in the Bringing Them Home Report (1997) as an institution that house Indigenous children removed from their families.

The Church of England Girls' Home was mentioned in the Lost Innocents Report (2001) as an institution involved in the migration of children to Australia.

Location

1913 - 1918
Address - Church of England Girls' Home was situated at 216 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford. Location: Carlingford
1918 - 1926
Location - Church of England Girls' Home was situated at Arden, on Forsyth Street, Glebe. Location: Glebe
1926 - 1970s
Address - Church of England Girls' Home was situated at Minden, 216 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford. Location: Carlingford

Related Events

Related Glossary Terms

Related Organisations

Related Places

  • Arden (1918 - 1927)

    Arden, in Glebe, was the site of the Church of England Girls' Home from 1920 until 1927.

  • Minden (1913 - 1970s)

    The Church of England Girls' Home at Carlingford started in Minden (1913-1920). Girls returned to Minden in 1927, and it remained a Girls' Home until the 1970s.

Publications

Journals

  • Church of England Homes (ed.), The Pleader: The organ of the Church of England Homes, 1916-1972, 8 pp. Details

Reports

Online Resources

Photos

Church of England Girls' Home [Carlingford]
Title
Church of England Girls' Home [Carlingford]
Type
Image
Date
1913? - 1950?
Source
Care Leavers Australaisa Network (CLAN)

Details

McGarvey House - front view, residents, 1 adult, car (1930s)
Title
McGarvey House - front view, residents, 1 adult, car (1930s)
Type
Image
Date
1930s
Source
Care Leavers Records and Archives, Anglicare

Details

The Pleader
Title
The Pleader
Type
Document
Date
10 October 1930
Source
Anglicare Out-of-Home Care Services

Details

Common room, Molly Trigg Home
Title
Common room, Molly Trigg Home
Type
Image
Date
c. 1957
Source
Care Leavers Records and Archives, Anglicare

Details

Church of England Homes 75th Annual Report
Title
Church of England Homes 75th Annual Report
Type
Document
Date
1958 - 1959
Source
Anglicare Out-of-Home Care Services, Parramatta

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Orphans', The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1921, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15959476; 'Home that is away from home?', 2011, https://web.archive.org/web/20180402235944/http://nma.gov.au/blogs/inside/2011/02/02/home-that-is-away-from-home/; Annual Report, Church of England Homes, c1908-1984. 1918-1919, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1950-51, 1975-76.; Church of England Homes (ed.), The Pleader: The organ of the Church of England Homes, 1916-1972, 8 pp; Immigration Museum, Stolen childhoods, Museum Victoria, 2011-2012, https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/stolen-childhoods/; Correspondence with Anglicare Foster Care (Telopea), 28 November 2011; Correspondence with Anglicare Out of Home Care, 10 September 2013. Communication from Find & Connect South Australian team about research by staff of the Northern Territory Department of Health into institutions where children from the Northern Territory were sent, dated 10 April 2012; Constitution of the Church of England Homes (1916)..

Prepared by: Naomi Parry