St Joseph’s Children’s Home was the new name for the St Joseph’s Junior Boys’ Home at Largs Bay from 1969. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph, it changed its name when girls were admitted. In the 1970s the Home housed children aged between two and fifteen in four group units. St Joseph’s Children’s Home…
The Church of England Boys’ Home at Walkerville was the new name given to the Children’s Home at Walkerville in 1904 after the Home took in boys only. Numbers ranged from 14 up to 30. In 1926 the Home moved to a new building in the same street. The Home was run by an independent…
The Children’s Home at Walkerville was established in 1886 to accommodate children of the Church of England (Anglican) faith in the state welfare system. It was run by an independent management committee that reported to the Diocese of Adelaide. In 1903 the decision was made to admit only boys. The last girl left in 1904…
The Church of England Diocesan Mission House opened on Wellington Square in North Adelaide in 1945. The Sisters of the Community of the Holy Name ran it as a short term refuge and hostel for women and children. In 1949 the Mission House changed its name to the Hostel of the Holy Name. The Church…
The Bridge Industrial Home was the new name given to The Bridge Rescue Home in 1934. Run by the Salvation Army it was located in Gilbert Street, Adelaide, and provided accommodation and training for teenage girls. Girls living at the Industrial Home worked in a laundry that operated at the Home. In the 1970s it…
The Magill Training Centre was the new name for government’s secure care facility, the South Australian Youth Training Centre from 1993. At this time older offenders were moved to the Cavan Training Centre and Magill was used for young people only. Young women were also moved from the South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre…
The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau was the new name for the Church of England Social Welfare Bureau from 1981. The name changed when the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania became the Anglican Church of Australia. The Anglican Social Welfare Bureau provided support and advice for people in need of assistance. It was also…
In September 1860 the Legislative Council of South Australia agreed to examine the social conditions of the Aboriginal people of South Australia in order to ascertain the impact of European settlement. A Select Committee conducted a ten day hearing and a report was tabled on 16 October 1860. In September 1860 the Legislative Council of…
The Royal Commission on the Aborigines was appointed on 19 December 1912 to inquire into and provide a report on ‘the control, organisation and management of the institutions in this [South Australia] set aside for the benefit of the aborigines’. It was also asked to report ‘generally upon the whole question of the South Australian…
The Children’s Protection Act 1993 (Act No.93/1993) was assented to on 4 November 1993 and commenced Ss 27-36, 49 & 59: 5 January 1995; remainder: 1 January 1994. Its long title is ‘An Act to provide for the care and protection of children; and for other purposes.’ Section 5 includes provisions relating to dealing with…
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