The Royal Park Industrial School opened in Parkville in 1875. It accommodated girls until around 1880 when the girls were transferred to the Industrial School at Geelong, and boys from Sunbury’s Industrial School came to Royal Park. At about this time the Industrial School became known as the Royal Park Depot.
The Royal Park Industrial School opened in 1875, in Parkville. It accommodated only girls until around 1880. At this time, anticipating the end of the industrial school system, the government transferred girls from Royal Park to the Industrial School at Geelong. At the same time, boys from Sunbury’s Industrial School came to Royal Park, to await boarding-out placements.
In 1879, departmental reports referred to the ‘Melbourne Industrial School and Receiving House’. The Receiving House, situated on Flemington Road, was a predecessor to what became known as the Royal Park Depot. In the early 1880s, the Boys’ and Girls’ Depots were still being referred to as ‘industrial schools’. This term had stopped being used by 1887 (when new terminology came into use with the passage of the Neglected Children’s Act).
Children were housed at Royal Park before the formal establishment of the Industrial School. Due to overcrowding, children were housed at the former Royal Park Asylum in 1867. Children were later moved out of Royal Park when a small-pox epidemic necessitated that the buildings be used as a hospital.
From
1875
To
c. 1887
Alternative Names
Boys' Industrial School (Receiving Depot), Royal Park
Girls' Industrial School (Receiving Depot), Royal Park
1875 - 1887
The Royal Park Industrial School was located in Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria (Building Still standing)
Subsequent
