Scone Farm School at Scone was established in 1959 by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia. It was a replacement for the previous Dr Barnardo’s farm home, Mowbray Park at Picton. Scone Farm School, also known as Tooloogan Vale, trained boys aged 15 to 16 years in farming skills. The school took migrant children and later admitted…
Mowbray Park was a farm training school for child and youth migrants run by Dr Barnardo’s Homes (Australia Branch) at Picton. The school was initially for boys and girls aged six to fifteen years, but was later used only for boys. Around 200 children could be accommodated within the 6 cottages that were built at…
The Central Mission Home for Neglected Children, also known as Waverley House and the Home for Waifs and Strays, opened in Woolloomooloo Street, Woolloomooloo in October 1893. It was moved to Croydon in 1900 and was renamed Dalmar. The Central Mission Home was supported by the Ladies’ Committee of the Sydney Central Methodist Mission and…
Dalmar began its life as the Central Mission Home for neglected children in Woolloomooloo. The Home moved to Croydon in 1900, then changed its name to Dalmar. In 1923 Dalmar moved to Carlingford where a babies home and cottages were established. Dalmar has been known by many names over time, reflecting shifts in the style…
Byrnes Family Group Home, in Cabramatta, was opened by Burnside Homes for Children in 1983. In 1988 this home moved to Minto. In 2013 it was a residential programme for children and families run by UnitingCare Burnside.
Ritchie Family Group Home was opened by Burnside Homes for Children in 1984 at Leumeah. It closed in 1986.
Montrose Family Group Home was opened by Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children in 1965. Its name was later changed to Ross. It operated until 2013, as part of UnitingCare Burnside.
Gordon Family Group Home is located at Pennant Hills. It was opened by Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children in 1967 as a family group home. In 2013 Gordon Family Group Home was known as Gordon House and operated as a residential programme for children and families run by UnitingCare Burnside. Gordon House closed around 2014…
Minnamurra Family Group Home was opened in 1975 by Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children. In 1999 Minnamurra Residential Care Program was established on the site. In 2013 this was a residential programme for children and families run by UnitingCare Burnside.
Ross was opened as part of the Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes in 1935 at North Parramatta. It was a boys’ home. It remained a cottage home until it was briefly converted to a therapeutic unit for emotionally disturbed children. Ross, along with the other Burnside Presbyterian Orphan Homes for Children, was evacuated during World War…
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