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Queensland - Organisation
Riverview Training Farm (1926 - 1956)
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Collage of images from the Salvation Army training farm for youths, Riverview, c. 1935, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Details
- From
- 1926
- To
- 1956
- Categories
- Farm School, Home, Industrial School, Receiving Agency, Reformatory and Salvation Army
- Alternative Names
- Riverview (Also known as)
- Riverview Training Farm for Boys (Also known as)
- Riverview Training Farm for Overseas Boys (Also known as)
The Riverview Training Farm, in Riverview, was operated by the Salvation Army. In 1926 its function changed from a boys reformatory to a training farm for local boys and British 'child migrants' over 14 years. In 1935 it once again became an Industrial School. The name changed to Home for Boys, Riverview in 1956 when it ceased operating as an Industrial School.
Publications
Books
- Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.43. Details
- Porter, Warren and Scott, Glyn (editor), A Tormented Life, Warren Porter, Strathalbyn, South Australia, 2010. Details
Reports
Resources
- Shew, Nigel, Personal Story by Nigel, Care Leavers Australia Network, 2013. Details
Online Resources
- 'Riverview Industrial School', Queensland Times, 7 October 1927, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117271225. Details
- 'Training Migrants', Queensland Times, 20 July 1928, p. 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114413465. Details
- 'To Begin on Monday: Short course at Riverview', Queensland Times, 2 October 1931, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113189073. Details
- 'Youths who will not go on land', Recorder (Port Pirie, SA), 19 February 1940, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96326111. Details
- 'Homes for Refugee Children', Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 2 June 1940, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98242919. Details
- 'Riverview Training Farm: Model Piggery Layout', Queensland Country Life, 18 November 1948, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97111697. Details
- 'UK Migrants for S A Training Farm', Queensland Times, 12 August 1950, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117265017. Details
- 'Opening Submissions of Counsel Assisting', in Case Study 5, January 2014, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 28 January 2014, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-studies/case-study-05-salvation-army-boys-homes-australia-eastern-territory. Details
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 6 February 2014, http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/. Details
- Biddy, Paul, 'Salvation Army abuse at 'severe end' of the scale', Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January 2014, http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/salvation-army-abuse-at-severe-end-of-scale-20140128-31kzk.html. Details
- Riverview Salvation Army Boys' Home (Or: Unfinished Business), 14 June 2013, http://lewisblayse.net/2013/06/14/riverview-salvation-army-boys-home-or-unfinished-business/. Details
- Blayse, Lewis, 'Some More Salvation Army Children's Homes (Or: Ve Gaf Vays Of Making You Afraid)', in lewisblayse.net, 12 January 2014, http://lewisblayse.net/2014/01/12/some-more-salvation-army-childrens-homes-or-ve-gaf-vays-of-making-you-afraid/. Details
- Cleland, Sharon, Caring for the Children: A history of institutional care provided by The Salvation Army for Australian children and youth (1893-1995), Salvation Army, August 2012, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/IND.R-001331.PS.0057_R.pdf. Details
- Child Migrants: accessing records held by Commonwealth and State Archives, Council of Australasian Archives and Records Authority, March 2010, http://www.caara.org.au/index.php/publications/child-migrants-accessing-records-held-by-commonwealth-and-state-archives/. Details
- Good British Stock: Child and Youth Migration to Australia, The Salvation Army, 2013, https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides/good-british-stock-child-and-youth-migration-australia. Details
- Porter, Warren, Living a Tormented Life, National Museum of Australia, 28 April 2010, http://nma.gov.au/blogs/inside/files/2011/03/Warren-Porter-A-Tormented-Life-3.pdf. Details
- Boys home apology is a comfort, 1 September 2009, http://www.qt.com.au/news/boys-home-apology/308905/. Details
- Riverview Farm, Salvation Army, 2017, https://salvos.org.au/about-us/our-story/our-history/local-history/sqld/ipswich/riverview-farm/. Details
- Social Work Staff, Faculty of Education, University of Queensland, Directory of Social Services Queensland, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1958, http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:241555/HV474_Q44D57_1958.pdf. Details
Photos
- Title
- Training, Riverview
- Type
- Document
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
Details
- Title
- Training - Riverview Farm - Salvation Army
- Type
- Document
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
Details
- Title
- Boys standing on the verandah of the Queensland Home for Boys, Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1910
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
- Title
- Immigrants and staff, Salvation Army Home, Riverview, October 1926
- Type
- Image
- Date
- October 1926
- Source
- Queensland State Archives
Details
- Title
- Child migration - British youth migrants learning how to mount and ride a horse at the Salvation Army Training Farm for Boys, Riverview, Queensland.
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1927
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
Details
- Title
- Child migration - British youth migrants having their daily swim at the Salvation Army Training Farm for Boys at Riverview, Queensland. When they first arrived very few could swim. Now they all can.
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1927
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
Details
- Title
- Collage of images from the Salvation Army training farm for youths, Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1935
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
- Title
- Immigration - Child migration schemes - Salvation Army Training farm, Riverview, Queensland
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1952
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
Details
- Title
- Plaque unveiled at Riverview on 21st April 2007
- Type
- Object
- Date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salvation Army
Details
- Title
- Plaque on memorial plinth at Riverview
- Type
- Object
- Date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Salvation Army
Details
- Title
- Salvation Army Hall, Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Bethany, farm manager cottage Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Entrance drive Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Entrance to Riverview Farm
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Front entrance to original home, Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Original buildings, Riverview
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
- Title
- Looking towards visitor residence
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details