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Fallen Sisters Home (1884 - 1886?)

  • Salvation Army Prison-Gate Brigade officers in action

    Salvation Army Prison-Gate Brigade officers in action, c. 1885
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From
1884
To
1886?
Categories
Female Rescue Home, Home and Salvation Army
Alternative Names
  • Rescued Sisters Home (Also known as)

The Salvation Army established the Fallen Sisters Home, in Carlton, in early 1884. It accommodated women recently released from prison. It closed in around 1886.

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The Salvation Army Fallen Sisters Home was for women recently released from prison.

In 1885, the Salvation Army's 'Prison Gate Brigade' had started a home working with male ex-prisoners.

Location

1884 - 1886
Address - The Fallen Sisters Home was located at 11 Barkly Street Carlton. Location: Carlton

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Salvation Army Prison-Gate Brigade officers in action
Title
Salvation Army Prison-Gate Brigade officers in action
Type
Image
Date
c. 1885

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'Our History', in The Salvation Army - Australian Southern Territory Website, 2008, https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/our-story/our-history/. The section 'Foundation of Salvation Army Social Services' discusses the rescue homes established in the 1880s.; Gleeson, Catherine, Among the terraces: Carlton's parks and pastimes, Carlton Forest Project, North Carlton, Vic, 198?. Also available at http://web.archive.org/web/20150404001801/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/infoserv/lee/htm/family_support.htm.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill