The Victorian School for Deaf Children was the new name given in 1949 to the former Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. By the 1970s the School had 180 pupils of which 40 were in residence. As the School closed on weekends, any children not able to go to their family homes were placed at family…
The Heather Anderson Home was established by Miss Heather Anderson of Moonee Ponds in around 1967. It functioned somewhere between a private foster home and a children’s home and accommodated four children (two sibling groups). In 1973 these children were transferred to other placements and the Home ceased to function. In 1967 Miss Heather Anderson…
Overton Residential Nursery was established in Bendigo in 1962. It provided accommodation for infants and children under five years. Overton closed in January 1974. Overton Residential Nursery was established in 1962 by the Bendigo Creche Committee in a large single storey house close to the centre of Bendigo. Extensive alternations to the property provided accommodation…
The Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten opened in 1960. It provided short-term residential care for up to 20 children, and day care for smaller groups of children, aged 2 – 6 years during times of family stress or breakdown. From 1927, there was a “holiday home” on the site, where children from inner city kindergartens came…
Swan House was a children’s home in the town of Traralgon, established by the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1968. It provided temporary care for up to eight preschool and school age children. In 1971, Swan House relocated to a purpose-built facility in the town of Sale. Admissions to Swan…
Currawong House, in Hamilton, was established by the Children’s Protection Society in 1976. It provided up to 6 weeks of emergency residential care for up to 8 children, aged up to 15. In 1991, Currawong House amalgamated with several other agencies to form the South Western Community Care Association Inc. Currawong House offered temporary emergency…
Alys Key House, in Heidelberg, opened in December 1976. It provided temporary care for children and was run by the Children’s Protection Society (CPS). Alys Key House replaced Robin House in Fitzroy, another facility which was run by the CPS. The CPS withdrew from the management of Alys Key House in 1985. According to Jenkinson,…
Robin House was a children’s home in Fitzroy, established by the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1962. Robin House was a small, temporary care unit, accommodating 12 children between the ages of 2 and 14 years. In December 1976, Robin House closed, and was replaced by Alys Keys House, in…
The McOwan Boys’ Training Farm, run by the Presbyterian Church, was established at Yarra Junction in around 1953 and officially opened in 1956. The Farm was for boys between the ages of 14 and 18. It appears to have closed around 1957. The McOwan Boys’ Training Farm, run by the Presbyterian Church, was situated in…
The Excelsior Boys’ Home, in North Brighton, was established by William Groom in 1886. Initially, the Home provided temporary accommodation for boys until they could be placed in suitable situations (generally in the country). In 1893 it was proclaimed as a private reformatory under the Juvenile Offenders Act 1887. The Home closed in around 1915….
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