The Family Home, Mount Gambier was established by the Department for Community Welfare in 1972. It provided emergency and short-term care for children while a family crisis was being assessed or while other placement options were being determined. The Family Home, Mount Gambier, accommodated less than 8 children. The date of closure for the Family…
Fullarton Cottage at Myrtle Bank, was established by the Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs in 1970. It accommodated up to six children between the ages of 7 and 16. In 1979 the cottage became known as the Youth Therapy Unit. Fullarton Cottage at Myrtle Bank was opened in 1970 by the Department of…
Colton Cottage at Thorngate was opened by the government in 1965. It accommodated up to ten State children in cottage-style living under the supervision of a cottage mother. Children attended local schools and churches. Some children with intellectual disabilities resided at Colton Cottage. Colton Cottage closed in 1982 and the children were sent to a…
Dartmouth Family Home commenced operation in October 1973 in Port Augusta. It provided emergency and short-term care for children while a family crisis was being assessed or while other placement options were being determined. Family Homes accommodated up to eight children. The date of closure for the Dartmouth Family Home is not known. Dartmouth Family…
Clark Cottage was opened at Clarence Park by the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department in 1963. It accommodated up to ten children who were wards of the State in cottage -style living. They attended local schools and churches. Clark Cottage closed in 1979. The site was then used for the Southern Region Admission Unit….
Woorabinda Hostel (and Campsite) was established by the government in 1968 at Woorabinda Lake near Stirling. It operated as a temporary hostel for boys who were wards of the State and a holiday camp for disadvantaged children and families, including Aboriginal children from Northern South Australia. It later also operated as a respite home for…
Stuart House Boys’ Hostel was opened in North Adelaide by the government in 1964 as a home for older school boys under the care of the Department. On average the Hostel accommodated 14 boys. Boys attended local schools and took part in other community activities. In 1990 Stuart House Boys’ Hostel closed was renamed the…
Nindee Hostel was opened by the government at Beulah Park in 1971 as accommodation for secondary school boys and girls from remote areas. Children attended high schools in the Norwood area. Nindee Hostel was still operating in 2018 and was run by Aboriginal Hostels Limited as short term accommodation for Indigenous people living away from…
Luprina Hostel was opened by the government at Dudley Park in 1971. The Hostel was built to provide accommodation for young women, between the ages of 16 to 30, who were working or studying in the city. Luprina Hostel was still operating in 2018 and was run by Aboriginal Hostels Limited as short term accommodation…
Davenport House was established in Millswood in 1964 for secondary school girls under the care of the Department. Up to 18 girls could be accommodated, but between 1972 and 1975 it averaged 11. Girls attended local schools and could take up outside activities with permission from the matron. Davenport House closed in 1977. Davenport House…
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