Rathgar, 149 Victoria Road, Hawthorn, Boroondara City, 2010?
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Kildonan Admission Centre, Hawthorn, was established around 1960. It assisted in placing children from 3 to 18 years into the Kildonan Homes for Children in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. In 1978, the facility became an adolescent unit, known as the Teenage Unit.
Kildonan Admission Centre was established around 1960 in Hawthorn. It was located in a building known as "Rathgar", at 149 Victoria Road, Hawthorn.
Children passed through the Kildonan Admission Centre before being placed in one of the family group homes operated by Kildonan Homes for Children in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Children from Kildonan's family group homes with placement problems were also referred to the Admission Centre. The Admission Centre catered for children from 3 to 18 years. In 1978, the facility became an adolescent unit, known as the Teenage Unit.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Historical Details', Kildonan Uniting Care, 7 September 2007; 'Rathgar', in Victorian Heritage Database, Heritage Victoria, 2013, http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;14754; Robinson, Marjorie, Kildonan: one hundred years of caring 1881-1981, The Council of the Uniting Church Kildonan Homes for Children, Camberwell, 1981.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 17 February 2009, Last modified: 4 August 2014
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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