Kingston House in Camperdown was established by Dr Barnardo’s in 1985. It first catered for Indo-Chinese refugee minors. In 2013 Kingston House is running residential children’s programmes.
Ladd House, run by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia, opened in 1966 at Normanhurst. It operated as a family group home for older girls. Ladd House opened on the same site that Green Wood had previously been on. It closed in 1976.
Fairfax House, run by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia, opened in 1966 at Normanhurst. It operated as a family group home for older boys. It opened on the same site that Green Wood had previously been on. Fairfax House closed in 1976.
Illawong was established by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia in 1962 in Wollongong. It was operated as a family group home for British child migrants and could accommodate 12 children. It closed in early 1975 due to a lack of demand. Barnardos purchased ‘Hi Wi Lodge’ in Hillview Avenue to be a family group home. Illawong…
Atherstone House was a family group home for boys and girls at Cronulla that was operated by Dr Barnardo’s Home (Australia branch) from 1962 until 1966, and by Dr Barnardos in Australia from 1966 until 1977.
Rickard House was opened by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia in 1962 at West Ryde as a family group home. It later became a home for student adolescents. It closed on 30 January 1982.
Tarana, run by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia, opened in 1959 at Belmont South. It was the first family group Home run by Barnardos in Australia and provided mixed family group accommodation. Tarana closed in 1977. Tarana had views onto Lake Macquarie from the garden and was subject to flooding.
Hartwell House was a Dr Barnardo’s family group home for boys and girls that opened in 1960 at Kiama. It closed in 1970. In 1994 a former housemaster of Hartwell House, Vic Holyoak, was sentenced to 10 years jail for sexually abusing children placed in his care. Hartwell House was sold by Barnardo’s and became…
Green Wood was established in 1951, in Normanhurst, by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia to care for siblings who came from England as part of the child migration scheme. Green Wood accommodated 44 boys and 22 girls and comprised a group of homes on an 11 acre site. It closed in 1966 and two Barnardo’s family…
Barnardo House, Ashfield opened in 1924 under Dr Barnardo’s Homes as the organisation’s headquarters and a receiving home for child migrants from England. It also served as a holiday home for children in the Barnardo’s scheme who were between employment or getting over sickness. Later it only accommodated girls and trained them for domestic service….
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