Largs Bay Cottage was opened by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission at Largs Bay in 1976. In the mid to late 1970s, as a response to the government’s push to close large congregate care institutions and replace them with smaller group care, the Methodist Church closed Lentara and established a number of Cottage Homes in…
Hove Cottage was opened by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission at Hove in 1976. In the mid to late 1970s, as a response to the government’s push to close large congregate care institutions and replace them with smaller group care, the Methodist Church closed Lentara and established a number of Cottage Homes in suburban areas….
Christies Beach Cottage Home was opened by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission in Christies Beach in 1976. In the mid to late 1970s, as a response to the government’s push to close large congregate care institutions and replace them with smaller group care, the Methodist Church closed Lentara and established a number of Cottage Homes…
Curtice Cottage was opened in 1957 as part of the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill. It was the Homes’ second cottage style residence and was designed to provide a cottage where brothers and sisters could live together. It accommodated up to 12 children with a Housemother or Cottage Parents. The Cottage continued to operate after…
Cheltenham Cottage Home was opened in 1976, as a therapeutic cottage for children. It was run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission/Adelaide Central Mission. Cheltenham Cottage was one of a number of smaller group homes established by the Methodist Church in the mid to late 1970s, as a response to the government’s push to close…
I’Anson Cottage was created by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission in 1957 when Cann Home, part of the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill, was divided into two Cottages. The other half of the building was named Cann Cottage. Each cottage accommodated approximately 12 children with a Housemother or Cottage Parents. I’Anson Cottage continued to operate…
Cann Home was built in 1924 as an addition to the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill, joining Roberts Home and Greenslade Home. Cann Home provided accommodation for older boys, while Greenslade housed girls, and Roberts Home was used for younger boys. When it was first built, Cann Home was designed to cater for 30-35 boys….
Lentara was the new name given to the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill in 1960. Run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, Lentara comprised Greenslade Home, Minnie Maughan, Curtice, Cann and I’Anson Cottages. In 1964 Roberts Cottage was built. Each Home provided accommodation for up to 12 children. In 1968 children from the Croker Island…
The Women’s Welfare Department of the Methodist Conference (also known as the Church Women’s Welfare Department) was formed in 1936, with Kate Cocks as superintendent. In 1950, the Women’s Welfare Department took over the operation of the Methodist Home for Babies and Unmarried Mothers (later renamed the Kate Cocks Memorial Babies’ Home) from the Home…
The Home Missions Department of the Methodist Conference ran the Methodist Home for Babies and Unmarried Mothers (later known as the Kate Cocks Memorial Babies’ Home) in Adelaide from the time the Home was established in 1937, until 1950.
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