Children's Homes and Institutions in Australia
Abbreviations:
AB=Northern Ireland Area Board; AS=Approved School; BC=Borough Council; BI=Borstal;
CC=County Council; CHE=Community Home; CS=Certified School; DB=Barnardo's;
DC=Detention Centre; IS=Industrial School; LA=Ladies' Association; LC=London Borough Council;
LD=List D; MB=Mothers/Babies; MH=Magdalen Home; NCH=National Children's Home;
PHm=Probation Home; PHs=Probation Hostel; PL=Poor Law Home; Rfy=Reformatory School;
SA=Salvation Army; WS=Waifs & Strays / Children's Society.
Links marked * are to pages on www.workhouses.org.uk.
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Barnardo House, Alt Street, Ashfield (DB)
- Barnardo House, 24 (later 13) Grantham Street, Burwood (DB)
- Atherstone House, 138 Nicholson Parade, Cronulla (DB)
- St John's Orphanage for Boys, Mundy Street, Goulburn
- Fairbridge Farm School, Molong
- Fairfax House, Greenwood, Normanhurst (DB)
- The Farm School, Mowbray Park, Picton (DB)
- The Farm House, Tooloogan Vale, Scone (DB)
- Distribution Home, Assembly Building, 1 Jamieson Street, Sydney (DB)
- Distribution Home, Rickard House, 84 Pitt Street, Sydney (DB)
South Australia
- Girls' Industrial Home, Barton Vale, Enfield, Adelaide (IS/SA)
- Brooklyn Park Reformatory for Girls, Brooklyn Park, Adelaide (Rfy)
- Industrial School, Edwardstown, Adelaide (IS)
- Girls' Probationary Home, Fullarton, Adelaide (SA/PHm)
- Barwell Boys' Reception Centre, Kintore Avenue, Adelaide
- Magill Orphanage and Industrial Schools / Reformatory for Boys, Magill, Adelaide (IS/Rfy)
- Woodville Probationary School for Girls, Woodville, Adelaide (PHm)
- Redruth Reformatory for Girls, Burra (Rfy)
- Kapunda Reformatory for Girls, Kapunda (Rfy)
- Mount Barker Reformatory for Boys, Mount Barker (Rfy/SA)
Victoria
- Lady Northcote Farm School, Glenmore, Bacchus Marsh
- Melbourne Orphan Asylum, Brighton North, Melbourne
- Melbourne Orphan Asylum, Emerald Hill, Melbourne
- Melbourne Orphanage, Windermere. Butler Street, Melbourne
Western Australia
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