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St Joseph’s Home

St Joseph’s Home was a cottage home run by the Catholic Church at Hove from 2001. In 2014 the exact location, function and closing date of this Home were unknown.

Seanachai Cottage Home

Seanachai House was the new name for the Waverley Hostel from 1988. Run by the Catholic Church Seanachai initially provided short term transitional accommodation for young people who had left school and were finding employment. In June 1989 Yoorana, a therapeutic cottage in Westbourne Park, moved to the Dulwich site. At this time Seanachai retained…

Catholic Boys’ Hostel, Parkside

The Catholic Boys’ Hostel at Parkside provided accommodation for boys who had left the boarding section of the Salesian School, previously known as St John’s Boys Town. The Hostel provided aftercare and supervision for boys who had taken up jobs. The Hostel closed in 1979. The premises at Parkside became the Hannah Buckley Cottage in…

Parkside Hostel

The Parkside Hostel was a hostel run by the Catholic Church in the suburb of Parkside. It opened in 2001. In 2014 the exact location, purpose and closing date of the Hostel were unknown.

Orana Cottage Home, St Vincent de Paul Group Homes

Orana Cottage in Plympton was one of three suburban group homes opened by the Catholic Church after the closure of the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage. Orana opened in 1976 and provided residential care for a small group of children in a family setting under the supervision of cottage parents. Orana closed in 1980. Children…

Kolbe Cottage Home

Kolbe Cottage Home was established by the Catholic Church in the suburb of Plympton in 1982. It took over the building previously used as Orana Cottage. Kolbe initially provided residential care for a small number of children in a family group setting. In 2018 it provided weekend and school holiday respite care for children and…

Hannah Buckley Home

Hannah Buckley Home was established by the Catholic Church in Parkside in 1980. The first children to be placed in the Home were transferred from Orana Cottage in Plympton. The Home provided residential care for a small number of children in a family group setting. The Home was named after South Australia’s first Catholic social…

Bon Agor House, St Vincent de Paul Group Homes

Bon Agor House at Royston Park was one of three suburban group homes opened by the Catholic Church after the closure of the St Vincent De Paul Orphanage. Bon Agor opened in 1975 and provided residential care for a small group of children in a family setting under the supervision of a cottage mother. In…

Bonython Cottage

Bonython Cottage was established by the Catholic Church in Hove in 1980. The cottage provided small group care for a limited number of teenage girls who were still attending school. Cottages run by the Catholic Church were variously staffed by Catholic Sisters, a cottage mother or married cottage parents. Most cottages provided medium to long…

Sisters of Mercy, Adelaide Congregation

The Sisters of Mercy, Adelaide Congregation, a Catholic religious order of women from Argentina via Ireland was established in 1880 in South Australia. They ran the St Vincent De Paul Orphanage and Yoorana Cottage, St Vincent de Paul Group Homes. In 2011, the Sisters of Mercy, Adelaide Congregation was dissolved and merged with 15 former…