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Boys' Reformatory, Magill (1869 - 1880)

  • South Australian views: album

    South Australian views: album, c. 1880 - c. 1886, by Sweet, Samuel White, courtesy of State Library of South Australia.
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From
1869
To
1880
Categories
Government-run, Home and Reformatory

The Boys Reformatory, Magill was established in 1869 in the northern wing of the Magill Industrial School. Run by the Destitute Board, it accommodated boys who had been charged with an offence or were considered to have behavioural problems. In 1880 the boys were moved to a ship in Largs Bay, The Reformatory Hulk, Fitzjames.

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With the introduction of the 1866-67 Destitute Persons Relief Act, the majority of children were moved out of the Destitute Asylum into institutions specifically for children. Once the Magill Industrial School opened in 1869 a sections of the building was set aside as a reformatory for Boys who had been charged with an offence or were considered to have behavioural problems. The Boys Reformatory, Magill was run by the Destitute Board. In 1880 the boys were moved from Magill to a decommissioned three-masted ship, the Reformatory Hulk, Fitzjames, moored in shallow water at Largs Bay.

The Hulk was to operate for 11 years before the boys returned to Magill.

Location

1869 - 1880
Location - Boys' Reformatory, Magill was situated at the Magill Industrial School site, Glen Stuart Road, Magill. Location: Magill

Timeline

 1869 - 1880 Boys' Reformatory, Magill
       1880 - 1891 Boys' Reformatory Hulk, Fitzjames
             1891 - 1967 Boys Reformatory, Magill
                   1967 - 1979 McNally Training Centre
                         1979 - 1993 South Australian Youth Training Centre
                               1993 - 2012 Magill Training Centre
                                     2012 - Adelaide Youth Training Centre

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South Australian views: album
Title
South Australian views: album
Type
Image
Date
c. 1880 - c. 1886
Creator
Sweet, Samuel White
Source
State Library of South Australia

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Premises of the old reformatory at Magill
Title
Premises of the old reformatory at Magill
Type
Image
Date
c. 1900
Source
State Library of South Australia

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Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George