Brophy Memorial Hostel was established in Warrnambool in 1976 to continue the work of Father Tom Brophy to provide accommodation for boys and in 1978, girls, who could no longer live at home. From 1992 it was known as the Brophy Family and Youth Services. The hostel closed in 1994. Brophy Memorial Hostel was incorporated…
Brophy Family and Youth Services evolved from the Brophy Memorial Hostel in 1992. It continues to provide a range of services for youth and families in the Portland, Hamilton and Warrnambool regions.
The Coranderrk Children’s Asylum and Dormitory was established in 1863 as part of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve near Healesville. It housed Aboriginal and “mixed race” children who were orphaned or deemed to be neglected. By 1924 the dormitory had ceased to operate. The site for the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station was selected when 40 Aboriginal people…
Orana Images Collection is an extensive collection of records, comprising the photographic collection of the Methodist Homes for Children and its successor agencies Orana – the Peace Memorial Homes for Children, the Methodist Department of Child Care, Orana Family Services and UnitingCare Orana. Access Conditions The Heritage Coordinator, Uniting Heritage Service welcomes requests from care…
The Mintaro Reformatory Home for Girls at Monegeetta, Lancefield was established in 1903 by the Methodist Home Mission Department to take the girls from the Brookside Reformatory at Cape Clear when it closed in 1903. This action took the Wesleyan church into reformatory work. It closed on 31 March 1912. The Mintaro Reformatory Home for…
The Dorrie Black Children’s Home operated in Synnot Street Werribee from the mid-1950s until approximately 1970. It was a state-registered Home for children aged under 5, run by Mrs Dorothy Black. An article published in The Age in 1997 provided details of the cruel treatment of babies and children at Dorrie Black Children’s Home. Former…
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Health Sciences Library incorporates the collections of a number of hospital libraries, including the Royal Women’s Hospital, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital. In 1999, when the Victoria Mental Health Library at Royal Park closed, its collection was integrated with the Health Sciences Library.
Brayton Youth Hostel was established by the Salvation Army in Shepparton in 1986 to provide accommodation for homeless young people, or those at risk of homelessness.
Carinya Youth Hostel was established in Camberwell by the Salvation Army in 1965. It provided accommodation for girls in a cottage home environment. In 1975 it moved to Footscray, and then moved again some years later to Kealba where it came under the auspice of The Salvation Army Westcare.
The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860. It moved several times before relocating in 1866 to a specially-designed building on the corner of St Kilda Road and High Street, Prahran. In 1949 it became the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860 by F….
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