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Paradise Boys’ Industrial Colony

The Paradise Boys’ Industrial Colony, run by the Salvation Army, opened in Dee Why in 1897. It was replaced by the Manly Boys’ Probationary Home in 1903.

Manly Boys’ Probationary Home

The Manly Boys’ Probationary Home at Manly was a home for boys referred from the courts that was run by the Salvation Army. It replaced the Paradise Boys’ Industrial Colony in 1903. In 1924 it became the Dee Why Home for Boys.

Arncliffe Girls’ Home

Arncliffe Girls’ Home, also known as The Nest Girls’ Home, was a Salvation Army Home for girls that opened in 1941 in the building that had been The Nest Children’s Home. The Nest Girls’ Home closed in 1969 and was converted to aged care. The Nest Girls’ Home was in a building called Dappeto that…

Dee Why Home for Boys

Dee Why Home for Boys, run by the Salvation Army, was formerly known as Manly Boys’ Probationary Home. The Dee Why Home for Boys was closed on 10 October 1936 and the boys were transferred to Bexley and Goulburn (Gill Memorial) Boys’ Homes.

The Nest Children’s Home

The Nest Children’s Home was established in Arncliffe in 1930 by the Salvation Army in Dappeto, the building which had previously been Arncliffe Girls’ Industrial Home. It was a children’s home with capacity for 60. In 1941 The Nest was converted to Arncliffe Girls’ Home, which was often referred to as The Nest Girls’ Home….

Arncliffe Girls’ Industrial Home

Arncliffe Girls’ Industrial Home was established at Arncliffe in 1916, possibly in rented premises, before moving to a house called Dappeto in 1917. It was run by the Salvation Army and was an industrial school and home for girls who had been committed to care by the courts. It was closed in 1930 and converted…

Canowindra Girls’ Home

The Canowindra Girls’ Home, also known as Lyndon House, was opened in 1942 by the Salvation Army at Canowindra. Its first residents were girls from Arncliffe Girls’ Home (The Nest) and The Fold at Marrickville and two boys and a girl from Bethesda Maternity Hospital who had been moved from Sydney because of World War…

Stanmore Children’s Home

Stanmore Children’s Home was in Cambridge Street Stanmore and used the building that had been The Lodge Young Women’s Hostel. Throughout its time as a children’s home, Stanmore provided accommodation for female students. The last of the children left the home in late 1987, and were placed in family group homes at Narwee and Dulwich…

The Fold Girls’ Home

The Fold was a home for girls aged between three and twelve years old. It opened by the Salvation Army in Cambridge Street, Stanmore, in 1920, and in 1925 relocated to George Street, Marrickville. The home closed on 24 March 1942, and the girls were transferred to Canowindra Girls’ Home (Lyndon House) at Canowindra. The…

Newtown Maternity and Rescue Home

Newtown Maternity and Rescue Home opened around 1892 in King Street Newtown, before moving to an address in Wilson Street, and then Brown Street, Newtown. It was a Salvation Army rescue home and maternity hospital. At the Brown Street location the home had capacity for 17. In July 1893 there were “14 girls and four…