Strathmore Lodge was established in 1953 as a girls’ home in Surrey Hills run by the United Protestant Association of Victoria. The home was shortlived and the property was sold in 1955. The State Council of the United Protestant Association of Victoria purchased a property at 18 Scottsdale St, Surrey Hills, in 1952 to establish…
The Salvation Army Australia Museum, also known as the Heritage Centre, holds historical records, memorabilia and photographs related to the Homes run by the Salvation Army in Australia. They also hold a digitised and searchable complete set of the Salvation Army magazine, War Cry. They do not hold any personal records of former residents. They…
Cortona Hostel was established in 1973 in South Melbourne by the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau in association with the Society of St Vincent de Paul at North Melbourne. It accommodated girls with particular needs and aimed to work with them to find solutions to their problems. Cortona Hostel accommodated six girls at a time and…
Kangerong Hostel was established in 1975 by the Presbyterian Social Services to provide short-term accommodation for children who had lived in children’s homes. It’s location and date of closure are not yet known. If you have any more information about this home please contact the Find & Connect team.
The Mintaro Reformatory Home for Girls at Monegeetta, Lancefield was established in 1903 by the Methodist Home Mission Department to take the girls from the Brookside Reformatory at Cape Clear when it closed in 1903. This action took the Wesleyan church into reformatory work. It closed on 31 March 1912. The Mintaro Reformatory Home for…
Brayton Youth Hostel was established by the Salvation Army in Shepparton in 1986 to provide accommodation for homeless young people, or those at risk of homelessness.
Carinya Youth Hostel was established in Camberwell by the Salvation Army in 1965. It provided accommodation for girls in a cottage home environment. In 1975 it moved to Footscray, and then moved again some years later to Kealba where it came under the auspice of The Salvation Army Westcare.
Mount Paradise Reformatory for Boys at Pakenham opened in 1896 to accommodate Roman Catholic boys. It experienced problems with those who attempted to abscond and by 1911 no boys were accommodated there.
The Pakenham Girls’ Reformatory opened in 1897 on the former site of the Pakenham Boys’ Home, on Army Road, Pakenham. The first girls at the reformatory were transferred to Pakenham from the Brunswick Girls’ Home. In 1898 an article published in The Herald stated that there were 30 to 35 girls living at the reformatory….
The Bukawert Reformatory School opened in 1894 near Toora, in the county of Buln Buln, South Gippsland. It was gazetted as a ‘reformatory school for Protestant boys’ in 1894, and was located on the premises of Henry Beresford Sadleir, who was appointed as the Superintendent. It closed in 1899. The Bukawert Reformatory School was a…
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