Broken Hill Shelter was established in 1942 by the Child Welfare Department as a remand home for children defined as delinquent. By the 1950s it mainly operated as housing for children awaiting their hearings at the nearby Broken Hill Children’s Court. There was room for six boys and girls up to the age of 18 years. In a local newspaper in 1944 it was stated that the home also on occasion took in “neglected infants”. The Broken Hill Shelter was managed by a Child Welfare Officer, whose family, at least initially, lived at the home with the remanded children. The shelter was transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice in 1991. In 1993 it was functioning as a five-bed remand centre. It has since been closed.
From
1942
To
c. 1994
1942 - c. 1994
Broken Hill Shelter was situated at 146 Chloride Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
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