This is a copy of an image that appeared in a publication by Alison Cathleen Ball. It is captioned “Holmbush” Legacy Hostel, 1267 Burke Rd, KEW, Melbourne. Later called ‘Blamey House’. Alison lived here 1950 & 51. There were 10 girls and 20 boys from age 10 to 20 at that time. House demolished now”.
This is a copy of an image that appeared in a publication by Alison Cathleen Ball. It is captioned “‘Stanhope’ Legacy Hostel, 1245 Burke Rd, Kew. Demolished in 2007. Graeme Ball & Kerry Wisdom also lived here for some time. Alison Ball (nee Wisdom) lived here 1952-1956 incl”.
This is an image of the Salvation Army’s maternity home in North Fitzroy known as The Haven. It shows a large two-storey mansion with ornate balconies surrounded by a large fence. This image is one of a set of images of Salvation Army Homes published in the Weekly Times on 31 January 1903.
This is an image of the Salvation Army Bayswater Boys’ Home. It shows a long, narrow single storey building in a bushland setting. This image is one of a set of images of Salvation Army Homes published in the Weekly Times on 31 January 1903.
This is an image of the kitchen and dining room at Acheron Youth Training Centre. It was published in the 1973 Annual Report for the Victorian Social Welfare Department.
This is an image of the memorial titled “Cherished Mother and Child” that was created to commemmorate the victims of forced adoption in Australia. The memorial is a sculpture of a mother holding her newborn child, which is set on a plinth in a bed of flowers. It was unveiled to mark the anniversary of…
St Patrick’s Province (Victoria and Tasmania) of the Christian Brothers was established in 1967. That year, St Patrick’s Province of the Christian Brothers was split into two provinces: St Patrick’s (Victoria and Tasmania) and Holy Spirit Province of the Christian Brothers (which governed the states of South Australia and Western Australia). St Patrick’s Province (Victoria…
The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum opened in 1851. Due to a lack of other institutions in the colony at the time it was established, the Benevolent Asylum initially accommodated a wide range of people in need. This included children, until 1857 when children were transferred to the Melbourne Orphan Asylum at its new site in Emerald…
The Villa Maria Society was established in 1948. Previously it was known as the Catholic Braille Writers’ Association, founded in 1907. From 1938, it ran the Villa Maria Hostel in Prahran, a residence for adult blind people. In 1957, Villa Maria Society established St Paul’s School for the Blind (which continues to operate in 2022…
The Stolen Generations Reparation Package was announced by the Victorian government in 2022. The aim of the package is to “help address the trauma and suffering caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, community, culture, identity and language”. The package is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed…
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