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New South Wales - Organisation

Deaconess Children's Home, Strathfield (1929 - 1936)

  • The Deaconess Institute's New Home for Children at Strathfield

    The Deaconess Institute's New Home for Children at Strathfield, 1929
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From
1929
To
1936
Categories
Anglican, Children's Home, Home and Protestant
Alternative Names
  • Agincourt (1936 - 1945)
  • Lisgar House

The Deaconess Children's Home in Strathfield, also known as Lisgar House and Agincourt, was established by the Church of England Deaconess Institution in a house called Agincourt in Albert Street. Girls from the Deaconess Children's Home Lisgar, in Marrickville, were moved there in 1929. This property was renamed Pallister Church of England Girls' Home in 1935 and became a home for girls referred from the Children's Courts.

Details

'Agincourt' had been built in 1891 by John Paul, a ship's chandler, and owned by pharmacist Washington H. Soul from 1903 until his death in 1927. It was then acquired by the Church of England Deaconess Institution.

Win Evans recalls that Agincourt was renamed Pallister after a former Deaconess in charge of Deaconess Children's Homes.

Anglican Deaconess Ministries Ltd, which is the modern name for the Church of England Deaconess Institution, holds annual reports of Pallister, and some group photographs of children who lived in the homes.

In 2011 the Agincourt site was used by the Jesmond Nursing Home.

Location

1929 - 1936
Address - Deaconess Children's Home/Lisgar was situated in the property Agincourt, 57 Albert Street, Strathfield. Location: Strathfield

Timeline

 1914 - 1929 Lisgar Children's Home
       1929 - 1936 Deaconess Children's Home, Strathfield
             1936 - 1977 Pallister Church of England Girls' Home
                   1977 - 1981 Pallister Young People's Unit and Special School

Related Archival Collections

Publications

Books

  • Evans, Win, A Rejected Childhood, W. Evans/Parker Pattinson, Hurstville, 2001, 255 pp. Details

Reports

  • Hanson, Dallas, Why are they in children's homes: report of the ACOSS children's home intake survey, Australian Department of Social Services: Australian Council of Social Services, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1979, 83 pp. Details

Online Resources

Photos

The Deaconess Institute's New Home for Children at Strathfield
Title
The Deaconess Institute's New Home for Children at Strathfield
Type
Image
Date
1929

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Control of Church Homes: Bishop Hilliard's Comment', The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 1945, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17952158; 'Anglican Deaconess Ministries History', Anglican Deaconess Ministries Ltd, 2009, http://web.archive.org/web/20140225231547/http://www.deaconessministries.org.au/history/history; Evans, Win, A Rejected Childhood, W. Evans/Parker Pattinson, Hurstville, 2001, 255 pp; Hanson, Dallas, Why are they in children's homes: report of the ACOSS children's home intake survey, Australian Department of Social Services: Australian Council of Social Services, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1979, 83 pp; Jones, Cathy, ''Agincourt' Albert Rd Strathfield', in Strathfield Heritage, Cathy Jones, http://strathfieldheritage.org/houses/victorian-housing-in-strathfield/agincourt-albert-rd-strathfield/; 'Other Ministries Begun By Sydney Anglican Deaconesses', http://web.archive.org/web/20140309214733/http://www.deaconessministries.org.au/history/other-ministries; Quinn, Peter E, Unenlightened efficiency: the administration of the juvenile correction system in New South Wales 1905-1988, University of Sydney, History, 27 March 2006, http://hdl.handle.net/2123/623; Correspondence with Anglican Deaconess Ministries Ltd, 24 December 2011.

Prepared by: Naomi Parry