The Oodnadatta Hostel, also known as the Kanyini Hostel, opened in Oodnadatta in 1970. It had capacity for up to 24 primary-school aged children. It was funded by the Commonwealth Government via Aborignal Hostels Limited, and run by the Save the Children Fund in consultation with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. The former superintendent of the United Aborigines Mission (UAM) Oodnadatta Children’s Home became the superintendent of the new hostel. The majority of children in the Hostel were transferred from the UAM Children’s Home at Oodnadatta. In 1985 Aboriginal Hostels Limited took over management of the Hostel from the Save the Children Fund. The Hostel closed around 1986.
From
1971
To
c.1986
Alternative Names
Kanyini Hostel
1971 - 1986
Oodnadatta hostel was situated at Oodnadatta, South Australia (Building State unknown)