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Victoria - Organisation
Geelong Protestant Orphan Asylum (1862 - 1909)
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The old Protestant Orphanage, Geelong, Victoria, 19 March 1937, by C. Fox
Details
- From
- 1862
- To
- 1909
- Categories
- Home, Non-denominational and Orphanage
Geelong Protestant Orphan Asylum was the new name given in 1862 to the Geelong Orphan Asylum. The orphanage's name was changed to clarify the asylum's religious connections and support base. There was no formal connection between the orphanage and the church.
Publications
Books
- Jaggs, Donella, Advancing This Good Work: a history of Glastonbury Child & Family Services, Jaggs, Catherine, Glastonbury Child and Family Services, Belmont, Victoria, 1988, 80 pp. Details
Reports
- Heritage Victoria, Victorian Heritage Database Place Details: Former Protestant Orphan Asylum and Common School [report generated 30 November 2011], 2011, 2 pp. Details
Online Resources
- 'Geelong Orphan Asylum', in Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/GeelongOrphanAsylum. See the 'List of records held by the department' section for information about records relating to Geelong Protestant Orphan Asylum. Details
- 'History of Glastonbury Community Services', in Barwon Child, Youth and Family website, Glastonbury Community Services, https://www.bcyf.org.au/about-us/history#glastonbury-community-services. Details
- James Jenkinson Consulting, Guide to out-of-home care services 1940-2000 - Volume One: Agency Descriptions, Department of Human Services, Unpublished, November 2001, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/DHS.3004.011.0367.pdf. Details
Photos
- Title
- Former Protestant Orphan Asylum and Common School, Geelong
- Type
- Image
- Source
- Heritage Victoria
Details
- Title
- Victorian Heritage Database Place Details: Former Protestant Orphan Asylum and Common School
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1855
- Source
- Heritage Victoria
Details
- Title
- The old Protestant Orphanage, Geelong, Victoria
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 19 March 1937
- Creator
- C. Fox
Details
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 20 February 2009, Last modified: 13 May 2013