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Stanmore Girls' Industrial Home (1922 - 1948)

  • The Lodge, 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore

    The Lodge, 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore, 2014, by Hogan, Liam, courtesy of Liam Hogan.
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From
1922
To
1948
Categories
Home, Industrial School and Salvation Army
Alternative Names
  • Girls' Rescue Home
  • Salvation Army Girls' Industrial Home

The Girls' Industrial Home at Stanmore was run by the Salvation Army at 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore, in the same street as the Stanmore Rescue Home (1902-1928). The Girls' Industrial Home was an industrial school for girls who had been through police courts and conducted training and employment assistance. It closed in 1948 and was replaced by The Lodge Young Women's Hostel.

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Location

1922 - 1948
Address - Girls' Industrial Home was situated at 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore. Location: Stanmore

Timeline

 1922 - 1948 Stanmore Girls' Industrial Home
       1948 - c. 1975 The Lodge Young Women's Hostel
             1975 - 1988 Stanmore Children's Home

Related Organisations

  • Stanmore Rescue Home (1896 - 1928)

    The Stanmore Rescue Home at 28 Cambridge Street and the Stanmore Girls' Industrial School at 97 Cambridge Street were open at the same time, nearby each other.

    Date: 1922 - 1928

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The Lodge, 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore
Title
The Lodge, 97 Cambridge Street, Stanmore
Type
Image
Date
2014
Creator
Hogan, Liam
Source
Liam Hogan

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The Lodge, Stanmore (facing view)
Title
The Lodge, Stanmore (facing view)
Type
Image
Date
2014
Creator
Hogan, Liam
Source
Liam Hogan

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Survey of Social Agencies', Australian Women's Weekly, 15 July 1933. Also available at http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/48075198; The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, 'Submission 46: EASTERN TERRITORY SOCIAL CENTRES: A list of openings, closings, and function', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, June 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.

Prepared by: Naomi Parry