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Elizabeth Grace Community Unit (1975 - 1979)

From
1975
To
1979
Categories
Government-run, Home and Hostel

The Elizabeth Grace Community Unit was established by the government in North Adelaide in 1975. It was run as an non-secure open hostel for girls from Vaughan House who were working in the community. The hostel had originally been created as a part of Vaughan House as an open hostel section called the Elizabeth Grace Hostel in 1973. In 1979 the Elizabeth Grace Community Unit was moved to Lockleys and was renamed the Hay Community Unit

Details

Location

1975 - 1979
Location - The Elizabeth Grace Community Unit was situated in North Adelaide. Location: North Adelaide

Timeline

 1975 - 1979 Elizabeth Grace Community Unit
       1979 - 1989 Hay Community Unit

Related Glossary Terms

Related Organisations

  • Vaughan House (1947 - 1979)

    The Elizabeth Grace Community Unit was an open hostel for girls from Vaughan House who were working in the community.

Publications

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Mullighan, the Hon E.P., Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry: Allegations of sexual abuse and death from criminal conduct, presented to the South Australian Parliament by the Hon. E.P. Mullighan QC, Commisioner, Children in State Care Commission of Enquiry, Adelaide, South Australia, 2008, 564 pp, https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/107201/children-in-state-care-commission-of-inquiry-introducation.pdf.

Prepared by: Gary George