The Aboriginal Child Care Agency was established in South Australia in 1978. It was established as an Aboriginal community controlled organisation to recruit Aboriginal foster parents to take in Aboriginal children. Prior to 1978 many Aboriginal children were removed from their families and placed in institutions or with non-Aboriginal families. The Agency worked to place…
The Commonwealth Department of Aboriginal Affairs was formed in 1972. As a result of the creation of this department, the Federal Government took over responsibility for all issues related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Policy and planning functions which had previously been the responsibility of the States were transferred to the…
The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau was the new name for the Church of England Social Welfare Bureau from 1981. The name changed when the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania became the Anglican Church of Australia. The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau provided support and advice for people in need of assistance. It was also…
Mansfield House was a children’s home in South Australia. The location, operating dates and purpose of Mansfield House are unknown.
Nidlandi Hostel was established in 1972 in Adelaide and initially operated as a private alternative school, which was also known as the South East Corner Group. It became a hostel in 1974, providing accommodation for teenagers aged between 12 and 18. Nidlandi is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘stop moving’. From 1977 Nidlandi was licensed by…
The Dew Street Cottage at Thebarton was opened by the Spastic Centres of South Australia, SCOSA, to accommodate children with disabilities in 1986. It was one of a number of cottage homes established when services at the Woodville Spastic Centre were decentralised. The Dew Street Cottage closed in 1991.
The Western Region Admission Unit (WRAU) was opened by the government in 1980 at Somerton Park. It was located on the former site of Central Region Admission Unit, the name given to Reception Cottage from 1979. In 1983 the WRAU moved to the former site of Hay Community Unit which moved to Mile End. The…
The Southern Region Admission Unit (SRAU) was opened by the government on the site of the former Clark Cottage at Clarence Park in 1979. It provided emergency care for up to eight children between the ages of 10 and 17. In 1989-90 the admission unit became the Clarence Park Assessment Unit. The Southern Region Admission…
The Northern Region Admission Unit (NRAU) was the new name given to Stirling Cottage at St Peters in 1979. Run by the government, the Unit provided short term accommodation for up to eight children. In the early 1980s the Unit moved to Enfield. In 1990 the Northern Region Admission Unit was replaced by a purpose…
The Central Region Admission Unit (CRAU) was opened by the government in 1979 on the site of the former Reception Cottage at Somerton Park. It took in up to eight State children for short term care. The name of this Unit changed to the Western Region Admission Unit in 1980. The Central Region Admission Unit…
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