Rathgar was the first children’s home established by the United Protestant Association. It was opened at Grafton in 1941. Initially in poor repair, Rathgar home was refurbished by volunteers who, despite wartime shortages of materials and labour, had the home ready for opening by 15 March 1941. By 1942 Rathgar was full to capacity with 23…
Adelaide Walker Home was established by the United Protestant Association of New South Wales in 1951. It was a home for infants and small children, between the ages of two and six years. At the time of opening in November 1951 there were 12 children living at the home, with accommodation for 24 children in…
Woodlands Home, at Wallsend, was opened as a children’s home in 1944 by the United Protestant Association. After 1945, the girls were moved to Ellimatta at East Maitland and Woodlands became a boys’ home. The home was closed in July 1981 and converted to a community centre by the United Protestant Association head office. Woodlands…
Sunnylands was a children’s home at Wollongbar, near Lismore, started by Tom Agst, the Founder of the United Protestant Association, in 1955. It was the first purpose-built UPA home and was for boys and youth. It also housed some British child migrant boys. Sunnylands closed in 1997. Agst, a local politician and Protestant organiser, had…
Melrose was a boys’ home in Pendle Hill established by the United Protestant Association of New South Wales in 1952. It had a capacity of 25 and received 34 male British child migrants in the period 1952 to 1956. From 1956 it took Australian-born boys. Melrose closed in 1982. Melrose was bought from sisters, Miss…
Rockdale Babies Home was established in 1904 by George Edward Ardill’s Society for Providing Homes for Neglected Children. In its early years Rockdale housed 50 infants. By the 1950s this had declined to 32 children. In 1976 Rockdale Babies Home was closed as a babies’ home and converted to a child care facility. This Society…
A Hostel for Business Girls was managed by the Sydney Rescue Work Society from the 1950s until the 1970s. This was probably the successor to the Jubilee Home.
Roslyn Hall Children’s Home was part of the complex of homes operated by the Society for Providing Homes for Neglected Children at 85-89 Cameron Street, Rockdale. In addition to taking in children, assistance was given to single parent families. In the 1970s the Home was providing residential care for 20 children. In 1976 it was…
The Commonwealth Street Mission was established by the Sydney Rescue Work Society in approximately 1910. It provided food, shelter and clothing for homeless and destitute men and women. It closed around the 1970s.
The Jubilee Home was established in 1887 in Sydney by the Blue Ribbon Gospel Army and Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, led by Louisa, wife of George Edward Ardill. It was later operated by the Sydney Rescue Work Society. It was a hostel for young women arriving in Sydney from the country and was located in…
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