St Joseph’s Children’s Home was the new name for the St Joseph’s Junior Boys’ Home at Largs Bay from 1969. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph, it changed its name when girls were admitted. In the 1970s the Home housed children aged between two and fifteen in four group units. St Joseph’s Children’s Home…
The Church of England Boys’ Home at Walkerville was the new name given to the Children’s Home at Walkerville in 1904 after the Home took in boys only. Numbers ranged from 14 up to 30. In 1926 the Home moved to a new building in the same street. The Home was run by an independent…
The Children’s Home at Walkerville was established in 1886 to accommodate children of the Church of England (Anglican) faith in the state welfare system. It was run by an independent management committee that reported to the Diocese of Adelaide. In 1903 the decision was made to admit only boys. The last girl left in 1904…
The Church of England Diocesan Mission House opened on Wellington Square in North Adelaide in 1945. The Sisters of the Community of the Holy Name ran it as a short term refuge and hostel for women and children. In 1949 the Mission House changed its name to the Hostel of the Holy Name. The Church…
The Bridge Industrial Home was the new name given to The Bridge Rescue Home in 1934. Run by the Salvation Army it was located in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, and provided accommodation and training for teenage girls. Girls living at the Industrial Home worked in a laundry that operated at the Home. In the 1970s it…
The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau was the new name for the Church of England Social Welfare Bureau from 1981. The name changed when the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania became the Anglican Church of Australia. The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau provided support and advice for people in need of assistance. It was also…
The Poonindie Mission was established at Poonindie by the Church of England in 1850. It was initially run as a training institution for young Aboriginal people from Adelaide schools. It later became a Christian community made up of Aboriginal people from various localities. The lease to Poonindie Mission was surrendered in 1894 and the majority…
Kurinda Cottage opened at Hawthorn in 1981 as an after-care cottage for girls from the Fullarton Children’s Home. It aimed to help the girls transition back into the community and develop their independent living skills. The closing date for Kurinda Cottage is not known.
Joyville Cottage was established by the Salvation Army within the grounds of the Fullarton Children’s Home at Fullarton in 1972. It was a cottage home for up to eight children who were cared for by cottage parents. Joyville Cottage is thought to have closed in 1986 when Fullarton Children’s Home closed. Joyville Cottage was established…
Roberts Home was opened in 1921 as the second residence for children at the Methodist Children’s Home site at Magill. It accommodated boys aged 9 to 13 and the first residence, Greenslade Home, was used for girls and boys from 2 to 8 years of age. In 1924, when Cann Home was built for older…
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