Organisation Ballarat District Orphan Asylum (1865 - 1909)
The Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, 19 May 1866 - , courtesy of State Library of Victoria.
Details
- From
- 1865
- To
- 1909
- Functions
- Care Provider and Orphanage
- Categories
Summary
The Ballarat District Orphan Asylum was established in 1865, in response to widespread community concern about the lack of services for neglected, abandoned and destitute children, during the widespread upheaval of the gold rush years. It was run by a non-denominational (but nominally Protestant) board of management. The Orphan Asylum was originally located in Victoria Street, Ballarat. The Orphanage farm was established in 1869. In 1909, the institution became known as the Ballarat Orphanage.
Record Holdings
Child and Family Services Ballarat
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- Collection Title
- Records held by Child and Family Services Ballarat
- Date Range
- c. 1865 -
Details
The annual report for 1866 stated that Mr and Mrs Finlay ('well known as public teachers') had been appointed as the institution's first superintendent and matron. The first children were admitted to the Orphan Asylum in October 1865.
A swimming pool (said to be the 'first of its kind in any charitable institution in the colony') was built at the Ballarat Orphan Asylum in 1870.
In 1871, the Superintendent was Mr H.B. Sadleir.
Events
- 1865? - 1909?
- Ballarat District Orphan Asylum is situated at 200 Victoria Street, Ballarat. Location: Ballarat
Related Entries
Timeline
1865 - 1909 Ballarat District Orphan Asylum
1909 - 1968 Ballarat Orphanage
1968 - 1984 Ballarat Children's Homes
1984 - 1998 Ballarat Children's Homes and Family Services
1998 - Child and Family Services Ballarat
Records managed by
Run By
Published Resources
Reports
- Committee of Management of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, The Second Annual Report of the Committee of Management of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum - with the rules and regulations of the institution - 1866, W. L. Mullen, Ballarat, 1867, 18 pp. Details
- Committee of Management of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, The Sixth Annual Report of the Committee of Management of the Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, with the Rules and Regulations of the Institution; A List of All Subsriptions Used During the Year 1870, and a Financial Statement from January 1st, to December 31st, 1870., W. L. Mullen, Ballarat, 1871, 20 pp. Details
Online Resources
- 'Ballarat Orphanage and Children's Homes', in Child and Family Services Ballarat Website, Child and Family Services Ballarat, http://www.cafs.org.au/?id=ballaratorphanagebal. Details
Gallery
- Title
- The Ballarat District Orphan Asylum
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 19 May 1866 -
- Control
- Accession Number: IAN19/05/66/5, Image Number: mp001025
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
- Title
- Bye-laws relating to the Admission and Removal of Children
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1867
- Source
- Child and Family Services Ballarat
- Title
- Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, the Second Annual Report of the Committee of Management
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1867
- Source
- Child and Family Services Ballarat
- Title
- Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, the Sixth Annual Report of the Committee of Management
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1871
- Source
- Child and Family Services Ballarat
- Title
- Ballarat East, Vic.
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1893
- Control
- Accession No: IAN01/08/93/17, Image No: mp006331
- Source
- State Library of Victoria
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Ballarat Orphanage and Children's Homes', in Child and Family Services Ballarat Website, Child and Family Services Ballarat, http://www.cafs.org.au/?id=ballaratorphanagebal.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 13 February 2009, Last modified: 24 March 2010