The Sisters of Mercy, Melbourne Congregation was a Catholic religious order of women who arrived in Victoria in 1857 from Western Australia. The Sisters operated orphanages, children’s homes, foster care programmes and family care centres. In 1907 other Victorian congregations merged into the Melbourne Congregation. In 2011, the Sisters of Mercy, Melbourne Congregation was dissolved…
The Christian Brothers arrived in Victoria from Ireland in 1868 and in 1874 they were appointed to manage what became known as St Vincent de Paul’s Boys’ Orphanage in South Melbourne. In 1879, the Christian Brothers assumed responsibility of St Augustine’s Orphanage at Geelong. In 1885, the Australasian Province of the Christian Brothers was formally…
The Victorian Infant Asylum was established in 1877. Its stated aims were: to prevent infanticide, save infant life from the ‘evils of baby farming’, and to rescue mothers of illegitimate children from further degradation. In 1902, its name changed to the Victorian Infant Asylum and Foundling Hospital. The Victorian Infant Asylum was established in 1877….
The Foundling Hospital and Infants’ Home was the new name given in 1906 to the former Victorian Infant Asylum and Foundling Hospital. It accommodated babies and children up to the age of six. It also functioned as a maternity home, foundling hospital, adoption agency and trained Mothercraft Nurses. In 1964 it became known as the…
Berry Street Babies’ Home and Hospital was the new name given in 1964 to the former Foundling Hospital and Infants’ Home. Berry Street was a major centre for mothercraft nurse training until 1975. It also functioned as a maternity home, foundling hospital, and adoption agency. In 1975, the name of the agency changed to Berry…
The Ballarat District Orphan Asylum was established in 1865 and run by a non-denominational board of management. The Orphanage farm was established in 1869. In 1909, the institution became known as the Ballarat Orphanage. The Ballarat District Orphan Asylum was established in 1865, in response to widespread community concern about the lack of services for…
Ballarat Orphanage was the new name given in 1909 to the former Ballarat District Orphan Asylum. It accommodated boys and girls from around Victoria, aged between 4 and 16. In 1968, the name changed to Ballarat Children’s Home. The Ballarat Orphanage was a large, two-storey Gothic-style building, dating back to 1865. In his submission to…
Ballarat Children’s Home was the new name given in 1968 to the former Ballarat Orphanage. It opened its first family group home in 1976. In 1984, the name changed to Ballarat Children’s Homes and Family Services. In the mid 1980s, Ballarat Children’s Home established a hostel for boys called Raglan House, also known as Raglan…
Ballarat Children’s Homes and Family Services was the new name given in 1984 to the former Ballarat Children’s Homes. The name change reflected shifts in philosophy and practice in the provision of ‘care’, away from the organisation’s origins as the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum. In 1998, the name changed again to Child and Family Services…
The Scots’ Church Neglected Children’s Aid Society began its work with Melbourne’s ‘waifs and strays’ on 10 July 1881. In 1895, the Society merged with the Presbyterian Society for Neglected and Destitute Children, to form the Presbyterian and Scot’s Church Neglected Children’s Aid Society. The Scots’ Church Neglected Children’s Aid Society officially began its work…
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