Anglewood was established by the Child Welfare Department in 1943 at Burradoo, near Bowral, as a boarding school for boys whose ‘only reason for committal was school truancy’. Boys were detained in the home for up to two years. Some children were transferred from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and placed in this Home. Anglewood…
Masonic Orphan Schools was founded in 1922 at Baulkham Hills (in Sydney’s north west) for the care and education of the children of deceased Freemasons. In 1924 its name was changed to William Thompson Memorial School. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all…
Wybalena was established in the former William Thompson Masonic School hospital at Baulkham Hills. It was converted into a family group home for boys. The children moved into their new accommodation on 27 November 1976. In 1978 a new building was built to replace the old hospital building. The home closed around the 1990s. In…
Orana was established by William Thompson Masonic School in 1978 at Baulkham Hills as a family group home. It closed in the early 1990s. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all records relating to the Masonic Orphan Schools, William Thompson Masonic School and…
The William Thompson Masonic School was founded in 1922 at Baulkham Hills (in Sydney’s north west) for the care and education of the children of deceased Freemasons. It had previously been Masonic Orphan Schools. Different sources give different dates when the school was closed. The site was sold to the Hills Shire Council in December…
Boronia was established in 1976 at Castle Hill by the Freemasons for use as a family group home. It was for girls. It closed in the 1990s. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all records relating to the Masonic Orphan Schools, William Thompson…
Murray Vale was a girls’ home established by the United Protestant Association of New South Wales in Albury in 1958. Murray Vale was a girls’ home. It closed in 1983. Murray Vale was the second purpose-built home constructed by the UPA and used a similar plan to the Sunnylands. Murray Vale was opened by Thomas…
Lillimur was a children’s home established on 11 acres at Dubbo by the United Protestant Association in 1947. It was the sixth United Protestant Association home and was initially for girls, but was converted to a boys’ home in later years. It closed in September 1978.
The Laurels children’s home was established in Kogarah as a girls’ home by the United Protestant Association of New South Wales in 1950. The Laurels was built in 1886 by Edmond English. The Laurels closed in 1973 and after refurbishment became an aged care facility.
Buena Vista was a boys’ home established in Orange by the United Protestant Association of New South Wales in 1950. Buena Vista closed in 1982 as a children’s home, and was converted to a specialist adolescent unit, in partnership with Mission Australia.
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