Wanslea Children’s Home was established by the Women’s Australian National Services (the WANS) in Payneham in 1946. It operated as a Home for children whose mothers could not care for them due to illness and took in between 18 and 30 children. Wanslea also trained Wanslea Aids to care for children in their own homes…
Northcote Home was established in 1928 in Grange as a rest home for mothers and new born babies. It also accommodated pregnant women, convalescent mothers, and infants requiring specialist care. From 1941 the Home became a Tuberculosis Preventorium, taking in children whose parents had tuberculosis to prevent them from contracting the disease. The Home later…
The SA Protestant Federation was established in South Australia around 1920. The Protestant Federation had many branches and divisions around Australia. Representatives from the SA Protestant Federation formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.
The Baptist Union of South Australia is an umbrella organisation for 70 Baptist churches in South Australia. The Baptist Union of South Australia was formed in 1863. Representatives from the Baptist Union of South Australia formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.
The Congregational Union was a Protestant congregational denomination. It was established in South Australia in 1837. Representatives from the Congregational Union formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home 1924-1972, Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel 1967-1972, and Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated 1972-1974. In 1977 the majority of the churches that formed…
The Churches of Christ in South Australia and the Northern Territory are a network of charismatic Protestant churches that provide mutual support while accepting the differences between them. Representatives from the Churches of Christ in South Australia formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home between 1924 and 1974.
The Morialta Protestant Children’s Home was established in 1924 at Norton Summit. It was run by an independent Board of Management. In 1930 the Home accommodated 109 children under the supervision of 10 staff. School aged children at Morialta attended the Norton Summit Primary School. The Board of Management opened the Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel…
The Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) is a worldwide benevolent organisation, dating back to 1819. It was established in South Australia in the 1860s. Representatives from the IOOF formed part of the board of management which ran Morialta Protestant Children’s Home 1924-1972, Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel 1967-1972, and Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated 1972-1974.
The Minda Home for Weak-Minded Children was established in Fullarton in 1898. The Home was run by a management committee and provided accommodation and special training for children with intellectual disabilities. In 1911 the children were moved to new larger premises in Brighton and the name of the institution was shortened to Minda Home. Minda…
The Babies’ Hospital Association was established in 1913, by a group of prominent philanthropic women and concerned Adelaide doctors. They initially established a home for sick infants at Quambi Nursing Home in North Adelaide. In 1915 they established the Babies’ Hospital at St Peters and in 1917, the Mareeba Babies’ Hospital. The Association disbanded in…
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