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Queensland - Organisation
Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview (1897 - 1898)
- From
- 19 April 1897
- To
- 1898
- Categories
- Home, Industrial School, Salvation Army
- Alternative Names
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- Industrial School for Girls, Riverview
The Preventative Home for Girls, in Riverview, was run by the Salvation Army. The home opened in 1897 and housed neglected girls 15 years and under. It operated as an industrial school, with the girls undertaking domestic and agricultural tasks. In October 1898 the facility changed to an Industrial School for Boys. The girls were moved to Rhyandarra Girls' Industrial Home at Yeronga.
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The Salvation Army purchased the property known as "Ashdale" at auction in February 1897. "Ashdale" was previously the home of Mr John Ashburn. The fenced property of 210 acres, situated at the junction of the Brisbane and Bremmer Rivers, consisted of a large fifteen room house, stables and outbuildings. The Salvation Army planned to accommodate somewhere between 30 and 40 girls at the institution and train them as domestic servants.
Locations
- 1897 - 1898
- Address - Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview was situated at 29 Riverview Road, Riverview
Timeline
- 1897 - 1898
- Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview
- 1898 - 1942
- Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga
- Collection Title
- Salvation Army Records of Queensland Institutions
- Date Range
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- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army:
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/about-the-centre-for-restoration/
DETAILS
Plaque on memorial plinth at Riverview
Entrance drive Riverview
Looking towards visitor residence
Entrance to Riverview Farm
Front entrance to original home, Riverview
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