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William Booth Girls' Home (1912 - 1972)

  • Salvation Army Girls Home (East Camberwell)

    Salvation Army Girls Home (East Camberwell), courtesy of Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN).
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From
1912
To
1972
Categories
Care Provider, Children's Home, Home and Protestant
Alternative Names
  • Camberwell Children's Home (Also known as)
  • East Camberwell Girls' Home (Also known as)
  • William Booth Memorial Home (Also known as)

The William Booth Girls' Home, East Camberwell, opened in 1912 and was run by the Salvation Army. It accommodated girls aged between 4 and 14. When the Home closed in 1972, children were transferred to the Salvation Army's Catherine Booth Girls' Home in East Kew.

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The Home was named after William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. It was located on Brinsley Road, East Camberwell.

In November 1955, the William Booth Memorial Home for Girls was declared an approved children's home under the Children's Welfare Act 1954.

Location

1912 - 1972
Location - The William Booth Girls' Home was located on Brinsley Road, East Camberwell. Location: Camberwell

Related Archival Collections

Publications

Books

  • The Salvation Army Southern Territory Archives and Museum, Southern Soup-Soap-Salvation: A compendium of Salvation Army Social Services in the Australia Southern Territory, Citadel Press, Melbourne, 2003. Details

Reports

  • Department for Neglected Children and Reformatory Schools. Report of the Secretary., Government Printer, Melbourne, 1888 - 1924. Details
  • Eskey, Eileen, Report on survey of children in salvation army care at Kew, Camberwell and Box Hill homes, Salvation Army, Melbourne, 196?. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Salvation Army Girls Home (East Camberwell)
Title
Salvation Army Girls Home (East Camberwell)
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Source
Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN)

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Sources used to compile this entry: Victoria Government Gazette Online Archive 1836-1997, State Library of Victoria, 2009, http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/; The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, 'Children's Homes: A list of openings, closings and function (submission 46)', in Inquiry into Institutional Care: Submissions received as at 17/03/05, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist; The Salvation Army Southern Territory Archives and Museum, Southern Soup-Soap-Salvation: A compendium of Salvation Army Social Services in the Australia Southern Territory, Citadel Press, Melbourne, 2003.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill