Organisation Burton Hall Training Farm (1950? - 1967?)
Fifty years on: a history of Cebs in Melbourne 1939-1988 (a companion volume to 'The surge of youth'). To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Cebs - the Anglican Boys' Society 1913-1988.
Details
- From
- 1950?
Tatura - To
- 1967?
- Functions
- Care Provider, Children's Home and Farm School
- Alternative Names
- CEBS Training Farm
- Categories
Summary
The Burton Hall Training Farm, run by the Church of England, was one of the institutions in Victoria to receive child migrants. In c.1950, the Church of England Boys' Society closed its Training Farm at Yering, and boys were transferred from there to Tatura. From this time, the Society's activities in farm training were conducted under the name 'The CEBS Farm Training Scheme for Boys'.
Record Holdings
National Archives of Australia, National Office
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- Collection Title
- Child and Youth Migration Records
Details
In response to the Church's Public Farm Appear in 1947, Mr A.G. Maskill donated the 300 acre farm at Tatura to the Church of England Boys' Society.
At the annual meeting of the Society in 1947, the plans were announced to bring 75 boys from the United Kingdom to Australia to train alongside local boys in farming.
In 1950, the Farm at Tatura received boys from the Cebs Training Farm at Yering, when that property was sold off. In a newspaper advertisement in July 1950, the Society compared Tatura's 'cottage system' of accommodation with the 'institutional conditions' at Yering.
In 1951, plans were agreed upon to redevelop Burton Hall, adding a second story for extra accommodation and erecting a new dairy. There was no electricity supply to Burton Hall until 1954, when these works were completed.
Events
- 1950? - 1960?
- Burton Hall Training Farm is situated in Tatura. Location: Tatura
Related Entries
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Published Resources
Online Resources
- Tatura Farm given to CEBS appeal, The Argus, 24 February 1948, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22527754. Details
- Church of England Boys' Society: training farms, The Argus, 28 July 1950, 7 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22913827. Details
- Coldrey, Barry, Good British stock: child and youth migration to Australia, National Archives of Australia, 1999, http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/Publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/introduction.htm. Details
- Senate Community Affairs References Committee Secretariat, Parliament of Australia, Lost Innocents: righting the record - report on child migration, Commonwealth of Australia, 30 August 2001, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/report/report.pdf. Details
Gallery
- Title
- Fifty years on: a history of Cebs in Melbourne 1939-1988 (a companion volume to 'The surge of youth'). To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Cebs - the Anglican Boys' Society 1913-1988.
- Type
- Document
Sources used to compile this entry: Tatura Farm given to CEBS appeal, The Argus, 24 February 1948, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22527754; Church of England Boys' Society: training farms, The Argus, 28 July 1950, 7 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22913827; Senate Community Affairs References Committee Secretariat, Parliament of Australia, Lost Innocents: righting the record - report on child migration, Commonwealth of Australia, 30 August 2001, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/report/report.pdf.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 6 March 2009, Last modified: 8 July 2010