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Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview (1897 - 1898)

  • Front entrance to original home, Riverview

    Front entrance to original home, Riverview, 2013, by Butterworth, Lee, courtesy of Lee Butterworth.
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From
19 April 1897
To
1898
Categories
Home, Industrial School and Salvation Army
Alternative Names
  • Industrial School for Girls, Riverview (Also known as)

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.

Location

1897 - 1898
Address - Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview was situated at 29 Riverview Road, Riverview. Location: Riverview

Timeline

 1897 - 1898 Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview
       1898 - 1942 Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga

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Plaque on memorial plinth at Riverview
Title
Plaque on memorial plinth at Riverview
Type
Object
Date
2012
Publisher
Salvation Army

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Entrance drive Riverview
Title
Entrance drive Riverview
Type
Image
Date
2013
Creator
Butterworth, Lee
Source
Lee Butterworth

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Looking towards visitor residence
Title
Looking towards visitor residence
Type
Image
Date
2013
Creator
Butterworth, Lee
Source
Lee Butterworth

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Entrance to Riverview Farm
Title
Entrance to Riverview Farm
Type
Image
Date
2013
Creator
Butterworth, Lee
Source
Lee Butterworth

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Front entrance to original home, Riverview
Title
Front entrance to original home, Riverview
Type
Image
Date
2013
Creator
Butterworth, Lee
Source
Lee Butterworth

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Neglected Girls Home', Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser, 6 April 1897, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125033538; Cleland, Sharon, Caring for the Children: A history of institutional care provided by The Salvation Army for Australian children and youth (1893-1995), Salvation Army, August 2012, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/IND.R-001331.PS.0057_R.pdf.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth