St Anne’s Orphanage was a children’s home that was opened at George Street Liverpool in 1888 by the Sisters of Charity. It was dedicated principally to the care of girls, although young boys were occasionally admitted. The Orphanage was relocated to smaller premises at Medley Street Liverpool in 1970 and continued to receive children until…
Boys’ Town Engadine was a children’s home run by the Salesians of Don Bosco. It was founded in 1939. It was a residential school for adolescent boys which also received some children transferred from the ACT. In 2010 Boys’ Town Engadine adopted the name Dunlea Centre. Boys’ Town was founded in 1939 by Father Thomas…
St Vincent’s Boys’ Home was established in 1891 by the St Vincent de Paul Society. It was originally located in Surry Hills as a refuge for homeless children. It then moved to Redfern, then to Five Dock, and finally to Westmead in 1896. From 1896 until 1968, the Home was run as a joint venture…
Eddy’s Place Supported Accommodation Unit is located in Wollongong and was established in 1989 to provide supported residential care for twelve to eighteen year olds. From 1989 until 2001 Eddy’s Place was run by the Christian Brothers and managed by Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services. From 2001 until 2009 it was run by Edmund Rice…
St Anne’s Home of Compassion, Broken Hill, was operated by the Daughters of our Lady of Compassion (Sisters of Compassion) from 1941 until 1984. St Anne’s Home of Compassion housed girls aged two to 16 years. St Anne’s Home had been established at Broken Hill since 1898, under the management of the Sisters of Mercy….
The Croagh Patrick Orphanage was a boys’ home in Orange that was run by the Bathurst Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy. Previously, it was known as the Croagh Patrick Home, run by the Daughters of Charity from 1928 until 1969. It cared for boys aged three to twelve years and after the closure of…
Kendall Grange, at The Bluff in Morisset Park in the Hunter Region, was established by the Brothers of St John of God in 1948 as a residential school for intellectually disabled boys. It began with 30 boys from Westmead Home, aged six to 16. In 1980 Kendall Grange changed to a residential school for boys…
The Sherbrook Residential Care Unit provides supported accommodation for children aged 12 to 18 years. In 1991 it operated at Hornsby (in Sydney’s north), but since August 1992 it has been located in Asquith.
Murray-Dwyer Boys’ Home (Murray-Dwyer Orphanage) was established in 1933 by the Catholic Diocese of Maitland at Tourle Street, Mayfield West (Newcastle). It was conducted by the Daughters of Charity. It cared for boys between the ages of 6 and 16 years including 30 child migrant boys from the United Kingdom who were settled in Australia….
The Bishop Murray Memorial Home at Campbells Hill, near Maitland, was more commonly known as Monte Pio Orphanage. The Home was established on the property of the Catholic Bishop of Maitland 1910 by the Sisters of Mercy. It was for girls aged from birth to sixteen years. From 1942 until 1945 Murray-Dwyer Boys’ Home shared…
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