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Heidelberg Boys' Home

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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

Locations

  • 1893 - 1895

    The Heidelberg Boys' Home was located in Heidelberg, Victoria (Building State unknown)

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