The Chapman Road Remand Home at Rapid Creek operated as a temporary facility for children on remand from 1976-77. A cottage, formerly part of Somerville Cottage Homes, was leased to the government for the purpose. The Remand Home, which took in mostly girls, closed in 1979. It was replaced by the Malak House Remand and…
Mud Island Lazaret was established by the NT Government on Mud Island, off Port Darwin in 1889 to quarantine people suffering from leprosy. Between 1920 and 1927 an average of 10 to 12 people, mainly Aboriginal and Chinese, were resident on the island. It is unclear whether this number included any children. However, in 1927…
The Convent School, Darwin, was the first Catholic School established in Darwin. It opened on Cavanagh Street in 1908 in a galvanised iron structure built on the same grounds as the convent building which was called St Joseph’s. The Convent School was run by Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. From 1909, as…
Malak House was the new name for Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre from 1987. Located in Malak, a suburb of Darwin, it operated as a detention centre for young people who had committed offences. Malak House closed in 1991 and was replaced by the Don Dale Detention Centre. Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre, located…
Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre opened at Malak, a suburb of Darwin, in 1979. It operated as a remand and assessment home for young offenders between the ages of 10 and 17 years. In 1987 the name of the Centre changed to Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre. Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre was…
The Tennant Creek Family Home was opened by the government at Tennant Creek in 1973. It provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for the Tennant Creek Family Home is…
The Cameron Crescent Family Home was opened by the government in Katherine in 1973. It provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for the Cameron Crescent Family Home is unknown….
Ryan House was opened by the government in Katherine in 1974. It operated as a Family Home and provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for Ryan House is unknown….
House 76 at Bachelor was opened by the government in 1972. It provided long term accommodation for up to nine children in a family-style setting (this model was known as a Family Home). Aboriginal and non Aboriginal children were admitted to the Home and were supervised by cottage parents. The exact closing date for House…
House 67 at Bachelor was opened by the government in 1972. It provided long term accommodation for up to nine children in a family-style setting. Aboriginal and non Aboriginal children were admitted to the Home and were supervised by cottage parents. The exact closing date for House 67 is unknown. House 67 at Batchelor was…
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