Dr Barnardos Girls’ Home, Burwood was opened by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia in 1938 as a home for female child migrants from the United Kingdom. Girls who lived in the Burwood Home were trained in domestic science before being placed in the country. Around 14 girls lived in the Home at a time. It closed…
Stead House was opened at Marrickville in 1973 by the Salvation Army in ‘Hopeleigh’, which had been part of Bethesda Maternity Hospital. Stead House was opened as Bethesda House but its name was changed to honour the founding matron of the hospital. Stead House was a hostel for working girls and students and a home…
The Salvation Army Youth Refuge, Warilla was a Salvation Army refuge for young people located at Bucknell Street in Warilla. It opened in 1983 and closed in 1991.
Oasis Youth Care Centre was a Salvation Army hostel for homeless girls that was located in Surry Hills. It opened in 1991 and closed in 1994, when it became part of Oasis Youth Support Services.
The La Perouse Women’s and Children’s Home was a Salvation Army refuge for women and children that was established at the Old Cable Station at La Perouse in 1944. It closed in 1987. According to the New South Wales Migration Heritage Centre, the La Perouse Women’s and Children’s Home was unique: Until the late 1970s,…
John Irwin Lodge was a Salvation Army hostel for homeless youth located in Surry Hills. It opened in 1980 and closed in 1993 when it was absorbed into Oasis Youth Services.
The National Council of Women Hostel, at 5 Bligh Street Sydney, was a hostel for needy women and girls run by the National Council of Women in the 1930s. Opening in late 1931, it provided short term accommodation for up to 15 women whilst they were looking for work or experiencing difficult circumstances. Board for…
The Relief Home for Women and Children was a refuge that provided temporary shelter for women and children in Darlinghurst in the 1920’s and 1930s. It was first listed in the 1921 Sands directory at 57 Stanley Street, and from 1925 was listed at 329 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst. The home was managed by a private…
The Girls’ Industrial Home at Stanmore was run by the Salvation Army at 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore, on the same site as the Stanmore Rescue Home. The Girls’ Industrial Home was an industrial school for girls who had been through police courts and conducted training and employment assistance. It closed in 1948 and was replaced…
The Rescued Sisters’ Home was opened at North Broken Hill by the Salvation Army in 1898. It was a rescue and maternity home for women and girls and operated in Chapple Street from 1898 until 1909 and then moved to Williams Street until 1917, when the home closed.
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