Victorian College for the Deaf was the new name given in 1995 to the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The college is located on the corner of High St and St Kilda Rd, Prahran. Some students reside during the week at a family group home in the south-eastern suburbs.
The Victorian Government commissioned the John Murray Training Ship for formative training purposes for juvenile offenders from 1910 until 1918. It aimed to train seamen for the navy and merchant navy. It ceased operations in controversial circumstances in 1918. The barque Loch Ryan was purchased in 1909, converted for training purposes at Williamstown and renamed…
The Pakenham Girls’ Reformatory opened in 1897 on the former site of the Pakenham Boys’ Home, on Army Road, Pakenham. The first girls at the reformatory were transferred to Pakenham from the Brunswick Girls’ Home. In 1898 an article published in The Herald stated that there were 30 to 35 girls living at the reformatory….
The Ballarat Probationary School for Boys opened in August 1890 at Alfredton (Ballarat) to house boys who had not succeeded in boarding out placements. It was located in its own buildings within the grounds of the Ballarat Boys’ Reformatory. In the 1886 annual report from the Ballarat Reformatory, it was stated that a scheme had…
Mount Paradise Reformatory for Boys at Pakenham opened in 1896 to accommodate Roman Catholic boys. It experienced problems with those who attempted to abscond and by 1911 no boys were accommodated there.
Forster Lodge was established by the Try Society in South Yarra in July 1951. It was the Society’s first hostel for ‘homeless boys who wished to learn a trade.’ In 1963 this hostel was demolished to be replaced with a new purpose built structure to accommodate eight boys between the ages of 14 to 16…
Melbourne Legacy Records is an archival collection held by Melbourne Legacy. Some digitised records and photographs from this collection are available to the public on the Victorian Collections website. Access Conditions: Former residents of Legacy Homes and their families can make enquiries about records to Melbourne Legacy.
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Melbourne Citymission came into being in 2000, when the organisation changed its name from Melbourne City Mission. The organisation dates back to 1854. Melbourne Citymission’s website includes an ‘Apology to the Forgotten Australians who were in Melbourne Citymission’s care’ from its Chief Executive Officer. Melbourne Citymission apologises unreservedly for any harm, distress or hurt that…
The Bukawert Reformatory School opened in 1894 near Toora, in the county of Buln Buln, South Gippsland. It was gazetted as a ‘reformatory school for Protestant boys’ in 1894, and was located on the premises of Henry Beresford Sadleir, who was appointed as the Superintendent. It closed in 1899. The Bukawert Reformatory School was a…
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