The Heidelberg Boys’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1893. It first housed eight boys from the government reformatory. It closed in 1895.
The Heidelberg Boys’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1893. It was situated on a small property in Heidelberg. It received 8 boys from the government reformatory which closed in April 1893, after having been proclaimed a reformatory under the Juvenile Offenders Act 1887.
The institution at Heidelberg was short-lived. In 1897, the Salvation Army went on to establish much larger reformatory institution in Pakenham, the Bayswater Boys’ Homes.
From
1893
To
1895
1893 - 1895
The Heidelberg Boys' Home was located in Heidelberg, Victoria (Building State unknown)
Subsequent