The Harbour, in West Brunswick, was established by the Salvation Army in 1898. It operated as a maternity home and home for young women aged 14 to 18. It closed in 1994. The Harbour was situated in Cohuna Street, West Brunswick. According to the DHHS guide ‘Finding Records’, the commercial laundry that operated at the…
The Haven, North Fitzroy, was established by the Salvation Army in 1897. It had various functions over the years, including a maternity home, foundling hospital, babies’ and toddlers’ home, day care centre and hostel for girls with intellectual disabilities. It closed in 1988. The Haven was situated at 73-75 Alfred Crescent, North Fitzroy. It was…
The Box Hill Boys’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1913. The Home first accommodated 45 younger boys, but in later years it housed a wider range of ages of boys in different ‘sections’. The Home closed in 1984. The Box Hill Boys’ Home was located at 310 Elgar Road, Box Hill. It…
The Brunswick Girls’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1892. It was situated in Albion Street, Brunswick. In 1897 some girls from the home were transferred to the newly opened Pakenham Girls’ Reformatory. The Brunswick Girls’ Home closed in 1902, with some girls being transferred to the Glenroy Girls’ Home, and others being…
The William Booth Girls’ Home, East Camberwell, opened in 1912 and was run by the Salvation Army. It accommodated girls aged between 4 and 14 years old. The first 43 girls in residence at the William Booth Girls’ Home had been transferred there from the Murrumbeena Girls’ Home, which closed in 1912. When the Home…
Baptist Children’s Homes were a number of family group homes run by Baptcare (formerly known as the Baptist Social Services, and Baptist Community Care) from around 1968 until around 1984. Baptist Community Care (also known as Baptist Social Services) ran 3 family group homes in Melbourne. Westside Children’s Home in a large house in Park…
Bayside Community Youth Hostel, East Frankston was established in the late 1970s. First run by a local committee, management was transferred to Peninsula Family Services (Salvation Army) in 1994. Bayside Community Youth Hostel was located at 49 Dandenong Road, East Frankston; it was established after the closure of Terrapee Hostel.
The Bayswater Boys’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1897 at The Basin. It accommodated boys who had been placed in legal custody. The campus included three Bayswater Boys’ Homes. These Homes closed progressively from 1980. The last, the Bayswater Youth Training Centre, closed in 1987. The Salvation Army established the Bayswater Boys’…
Lyndon Lodge was a hostel run by the Salvation Army to provide ‘aftercare’ for boys leaving the Bayswater Boys’ Homes. It opened in 1946 in a property known as ‘Talana’ in Auburn, an area of Hawthorn. It provided accommodation for up to 30 boys between the ages of 14 and 18 who were learning trades…
Hillside Boys’ Home, in Wheelers Hill, was established by the Victorian Government in 1959. It accommodated 30 to 40 school-age boys who were considered ‘unacceptable’ for other homes or foster care. Hillside included a school. It closed in around 1985. Hillside Boys’ Home, in Jells Road, Wheelers Hill, Glen Waverley, was established by the Victorian…
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