Birralee was a children’s home that was opened in Wagga Wagga on 27 March 1971 by the Church of England Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. It provided cottage care for seven children. In 1976, after changes to NSW Government funding of out-of-home care, the Diocese closed the home. The decision to close Birralee was taken…
The Weldon Centre at Burwood was a new name for the Church of England Children’s Homes, Burwood. It operated in the same buildings. The Weldon Centre closed its residential operations in 1993 and in 2012 offered a range of early childhood services. In 2012 the Weldon Centre was operating Before, After and Vacation Care Programs,…
Lawson Rural Centre, in Lawson in the Blue Mountains, was a children’s home established by the Homes and Hostels Committee of the Home Mission Society, part of the Church of England’s Sydney Diocese, in 1944. The Lawson Rural Centre is mentioned in a Sydney Morning Herald article about children’s homes run by the Home Mission…
Arleston Young Men’s Hostel opened in August 1943 at Petersham. It was operated by the Homes and Hostels Committee of the Home Mission Society. It held up to 25 boys, most of whom were studying or working.
The Carlingford Children’s Home was opened in October 1914 with children in residence from 1915. The building ‘Minden’ at Carlingford was purchased in 1913 to enable the Church of England to expand its operations as a home for children in the country accommodating around 30 children. In December 1917, The Daily Telegraph reported that…
The Parramatta Girls Training School was the new name given in 1946 to the former Parramatta Girls Training Home. It accommodated around 160 to 200 older girls at a time who had been charged with crimes, or committed by welfare organisations. Although the Annual Reports of the Child Welfare Department claimed it had made positive…
The Parramatta Girls Training Home was the name given in 1912 to the former Parramatta Girls Industrial School. It accommodated around 160 to 200 older girls at a time. The girls had been charged with crimes, or committed by welfare organisations. In 1946, after a public controversy, its name changed again to the Parramatta Girls…
The Farm Home for Boys, Narara, was established by the Child Welfare Department near Gosford. It was an annexe of Gosford Training School. In 1934, boys at the Farm Home for Boys, Narara were transferred back to Gosford Training School. The Farm Home for Boys, Narara, was located 16 kilometres from Gosford at Narara on…
The Country Women’s Association hostel, Murwillumbah opened in 1950. It was a boarding hostel for high school girls. In 1951, following discussion of the hostel’s financial and progress reports at a public meeting of the Murwillumbah Parents and Citizen’s Association, the decision was made to close the hostel. Some of the 15 girls who had…
The Country Women’s Association hostel in Moree was opened in 1956 in Frome Street. It was a boarding hostel for high school girls who lived in isolated areas. With the advent of school buses the building was offered to the Department of Education and became additional classrooms for Moree High School around the early 1970s….
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