The Hobart Receiving Home, run by the government, opened in 1898. It provided accommodation for wards of the state until a more permanent foster home could be found for them. The Home closed in 1958. The Hobart Receiving Home was in a stone building at 77 Argyle Street on the intersection with Melville Street. It…
Bevis Marks Receiving Home, run by the government, opened in South Hobart in 1973. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department. In about 1980, it became Bevis Marks Family Group Home. Bevis Marks Receiving Home opened in December 1973. It was…
Abermere Receiving Home, run by the government, opened in Mount Stuart in 1975. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department. In the early 1980s, Abermere Receiving Home became Abermere Family Group Home. A married woman, known as a Receiving Home Keeper,…
Lismore Receiving Home, run by the government, opened in Lindisfarne in 1973. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department. Lismore closed in 1979. Lismore Receiving Home opened in May 1973. It was in Lindisfarne, a suburb of Hobart. The Home was…
Woodbridge-Westwinds Receiving Home, run by the government, opened in 1963. It was in Woodbridge. The Home provided accommodation for wards of state. It closed in 1967. The Social Welfare Department intended Woodbridge-Westwinds Receiving Home to be temporary. The Department had bought the property of 44 acres with a timber house at Woodbridge where they planned…
Rochebank Family Group Home, run by the government, replaced Rochebank Hostel in about 1981. It was in the Glebe. Rochebank provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department and its successors. Rochebank closed in 2009. A married woman managed Rochebank Family Group Home…
Kiah Family Group Home, run by the government, opened in 1985. It was in Glenorchy. The Home provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Department of Community Services and its successors. Kiah closed around 2000. A married woman managed Kiah Family Group Home with the…
Naramarrindi Family Group Home, run by the government, opened in Devonport in about 1983. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department and its successors. Naramarrindi closed around 2005. A married woman managed Naramarrindi Family Group Home with the assistance of her…
Monomeeth Family Group Home, run by the government, opened in Launceston in about 1981. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department and its successors. Monomeeth closed around 2011. The government purchased Monomeeth Family Group Home in 1979. A married woman managed…
Miranda Family Group Home, run by the government, opened in Burnie in about 1980. It provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Social Welfare Department and its successors. Miranda closed around 2005. A married woman managed Miranda Family Group Home with the assistance of her…
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