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Maylands Girls' Unit (1983 - 1998)

  • Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit

    Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit, c. 2012, courtesy of Heritage Tasmania.
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From
1983
To
1998
Categories
Adolescent Care, Children's Home, Home and Salvation Army

Maylands Girls Unit, run by the Salvation Army, was established after the closure of the Maylands Girls Home in 1981. It was in New Town. The Unit was specifically for the accommodation of teenage girls. It closed in 1998.

Details

In the 1980s, Maylands provided accommodation under the Domestic Service Assistance Scheme. It was for children whose parents could not look after them temporarily, usually because of illness.

Location

1983 - 1998
Location - Maylands Girls' Unit was situated on Pirie Street, New Town. Location: New Town

Timeline

 1881 - 1905 Hobart Girls' Training School
       1862 - 1945 Hobart Girls' Industrial School
             1945 - 1981 Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls
                   1983 - 1998 Maylands Girls' Unit

Related Archival Collections

Related Concepts

Publications

Reports

  • Department for Community Welfare: annual report for the year ended 30 June 1983, Department of Community Welfare, Hobart, 1983. Details
  • Department for Community Welfare: annual report for the year ended 30 June 1986, Department for Community Welfare, Hobart, 1986. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Henry Hunter's design for Maylands, later the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Title
Henry Hunter's design for Maylands, later the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Type
Image
Date
c. 1875
Source
Special and Rare Materials Collection, Morris Miller Library, University of Tasmania

Details

Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Title
Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Type
Image
Date
c. 2012
Source
Heritage Tasmania

Details

Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Title
Maylands, formerly the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart, Maylands Salvation Army Home for Girls, and Maylands Girls' Unit
Type
Image
Date
c. 2012
Source
Heritage Tasmania

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Department for Community Welfare: annual report for the year ended 30 June 1983, Department of Community Welfare, Hobart, 1983; Department for Community Welfare: annual report for the year ended 30 June 1986, Department for Community Welfare, Hobart, 1986; The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Children's Homes: A list of openings, closings and function, Appendix A of Submission 46 to the Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care, Commonwealth of Australia, 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans