The Methodist Hostel for Boys was established in 1946 by the Home Missions Department of the Methodist Church as a hostel for boys going to high school in Albany. It was known as ‘Norman House’ after Mr John Norman who was a member of the Methodist Conference in recognition of what was described as his…
John Frewer House was established in 1968 to replace Forrest Lodge. It provided residential accommodation for boys attending high school in Geraldton. John Frewer House was managed by Geraldton Protestant Children’s Homes Inc on behalf of the Country High School Hostels Authority. In 1981, the manager of John Frewer House was appointed to manage both…
Dellahale House was established in 1964 to replace the Protestant Children’s Home in Geraldton. It provided residential accommodation for girls attending high school in Geraldton. Dellahale House was managed by Geraldton Protestant Children’s Homes Inc on behalf of the Country High School Hostels Authority. In 1981, the manager of John Frewer House was appointed to…
The Geraldton Protestant Children’s Home Inc was incorporated in Western Australia on 26 May 1921. It ran a number of hostels for children going to high school in Geraldton including the Protestant Children’s Home.
The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia was part of the Diocese of Perth (Northern Diocese) from 1910 but was established as a separate entity in December 1961.
Forrest Lodge was was established in 1939 as a hostel for boys from regional areas who went to high school in Geraldton. At first, it was administered and run by the Anglican Church in Geraldton but later came under the management of the Geraldton Protestant Homes Inc. In 1968 Forrest Lodge became John Frewer House….
The Protestant Children’s Home was established in 1921 as a hostel for girls from regional areas who went to high school in Geraldton. It was administered and run by Geraldton Protestant Homes Inc., which was formed by Protestant churches in Geraldton. In 1964 it became Dellahale House. Although the Protestant Children’s Home was established for…
The Priory was a hostel for students going to high school in Albany. The Priory was purchased by the Education Department of Western Australia in 1955. It was possibly run by the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury on behalf of the Education Department from 1957. From around 1961 to 1988 it was under the control of…
The Sisters of St Elizabeth of Hungary was a British Anglican Order of nuns. They arrived in the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury in 1928 to help British group settlers in that district. Their convent was in Spencer Street. With a donation from a supporter, they built and ran the Mary Clementina Hostel for Girls who…
The Mary Clementina Hostel for Girls who went to Bunbury High School was established by the Sisters of St Elizabeth of Hungary, a group of Anglican nuns, in Bunbury in 1931. The hostel was named after Mary Clementina Benthall, who donated £1500. The hostel closed in 1952.
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