The Australian Board of Mission (ABM) was established in Sydney in 1850, and was the missionary body of the Church of England in Australia. It was originally called the Australasian Board of Missions and was led by the bishops of the Church in Australia and New Zealand. In 1872 it was formally constituted as the…
The Girls’ Friendly Society began in England in 1875 and in South Australia in 1879. Its object was ‘to unite girls and women in a fellowship of Prayer, Service and Purity of Life for the Glory of God’. The Society managed lodges in Adelaide, South Australia to provide safe, home-like accommodation for girls, particularly those…
Farr House was the new name given to The Orphan Home in 1935. It was situated on Fullarton Road, Upper Mitcham and operated as a Home for girls of primary school age. In later years it also accepted teenage girls. Farr House was run by an independent management committee that reported to the Anglican Diocese…
The State Library of South Australia is the largest public reference library in South Australia with a collection focus on South Australian information. The Library’s archival collection includes manuscripts, photographs, oral history recordings and film. The Library has a collection of newspapers and general reference books and journals. Researchers can have access to documents and…
The Diocesan Archives Centre, Anglican Diocese of Adelaide was established in 1998. The Archives collect, preserve and make available historical records of the Anglican Church in South Australia. The Diocesan Archives Centre manages access to records related to former Church of England and Anglican Children’s Homes and Social Welfare Bureau’s. The Archives also manage access…
The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women was established on 12 December 2017, following the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services’ responsibilities being split into two departments. The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women is responsible for youth justice and child protection services including adoption, foster and kindship care. The Department…
yourtown was created in 2016, it was formerly known as BoysTown Ltd. The organisation provides a range of services to young people, including education, counselling, peer support, employment and social welfare services. The organisation dates back to 1961 and BoysTown Beaudesert, a children’s Home that closed in 2001. In 2016, the organisation explained the reasons…
The Red Cross Home, at Margate Beach, Redcliffe opened around 1945. It was run by the Australian Red Cross and operated as a convalescent home for children from the Mater and Brisbane Hospitals. It also provided emergency care for children while their mothers were in hospital. The home closed in 1975. The Red Cross Home…
First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth was established on 10 March 1994. First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth ran First Contact from 1994 to 1999. It later provided 24 hour resource and referral services and access to a development and training facility. In 2013 the company went into liquidation and was no longer in operation…
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian Church that follows the beliefs described by the Holy Scriptures. It originated in the United States, spread to Europe and as a result of the Church’s missionary work, came to Australia in 1885. The first Seventh-day Adventists came to Queensland around 1890. Seventh-day Adventist Missionaries in Australia were…
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