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Arncliffe Girls' Home (1941 - 1969)
- From
- 1941
- To
- 1969
- Categories
- Home, Children's Home, Salvation Army
- Alternative Names
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- The Nest
- The Nest Girls' Home
Arncliffe Girls' Home
- Dappeto
Arncliffe Girls' Home, also known as The Nest Girls' Home, was a Salvation Army Home for girls that opened in 1941 in the building that had been The Nest Children's Home. The Nest Girls' Home closed in 1969 and was converted to aged care.
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The Nest Girls' Home was in a building called Dappeto that was once an oyster merchants' home, and the home of author Christina Stead's stepmother.
The Home closed temporarily during World War II. On 25, 26 and 27 March 1942, 30 girls from The Nest, together with 44 girls from The Fold at Marrickville and three children from Bethesda Hospital, were transferred to Canowindra Girls' Home (Lyndon House Girls' Home). In January 1945 The Nest Girls' Home re-opened, and sixteen girls were transferred back from Canowindra to Arncliffe.
Arncliffe Girls' Home closed in January 1969 and the girls were transferred to the Stanmore Children's Home (The Lodge Young Women's Hostel). The building, Dappeto, was restored and redeveloped as an aged care home.
Arncliffe Girls' Home was mentioned in the Lost Innocents Report (2001) as an institution involved in the migration of children to Australia.
Locations
- 1930 - 1941
- Address - 'The Nest' Children's Home was situated at 171 Wollongong Road, Arncliffe
Timeline
- 1930 - 1941
- The Nest Children's Home
- 1941 - 1969
- Arncliffe Girls' Home
- Series Title
- Photographs of Salvation Army Children's Homes (1922 - 1993)
- Date Range
- 1922 - 1993
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/historical-records-request/
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Admission Register, Arncliffe Girls' Home; The Nest Children's Home; Arncliffe Girls' Industrial School (1918 - 1968)
- Date Range
- 1918 - 1968
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/historical-records-request/
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Notifications of Discharge, Arncliffe Girls' Home (1946 - 1959)
- Date Range
- 1946 - 1959
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/historical-records-request/
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Notification of Reception, Arncliffe Girls' Home (1946 - 1962)
- Date Range
- 1946 - 1962
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/historical-records-request/
DETAILS
The Nest (Arncliffe Girls Home)
