Organisation St James' Orphan Asylum and Visiting Society (c. 1845 - 1853)
- From
- c. 1845
- To
- 1853
- Functions
- Care Provider
- Alternative Names
- St James Church of England Dorcas Society
- St James' Dorcas Society
- St James' Visiting Society (Former name, 1845 - 1851)
- Categories
Summary
The St James' Visiting Society was established in April 1845 by parishioners of Melbourne's first Protestant Church, St James Old Cathedral, in King Street, Melbourne. In June that year, some Anglican women established the St James' Dorcas Society. The Society began sheltering orphaned children in 1849, in a building in Queen Street, Melbourne. In 1851, its name changed to St James' Orphan Asylum and Visiting Society. When the decision was made in 1853 to separate the provision of residential care from emergency support for families, the name Melbourne Orphan Asylum was adopted.
Details
Events
- c. 1851 - 1853
- St James' Orphan and Visiting Society is situated in Melbourne. Location: Melbourne
Related Entries
Timeline
c. 1845 - 1853 St James' Orphan Asylum and Visiting Society
1853 - 1926 Melbourne Orphan Asylum
1926 - 1965 Melbourne Orphanage
1965 - 1987 Melbourne Family Care Organisation
1987 - 1993 Family Action
c. 1987 - Windemere Child and Family Services
1993 - OzChild
Published Resources
Books
- Barnard, Jill; Twigg, Karen, Holding on to Hope: a history of the founding agencies of MacKillop Family Services 1854-1997, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2004. Details
Online Resources
- 'Melbourne Orphan Asylum (Vic.) (1853 -)', in Australian Women's Register, Rosemary Francis, National Foundation for Australian Women, 22 October 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0611b.htm. Details
- Nunn, H.W., 'Social Services (Chapter VIII of A Short History of the Church of England in Victoria 1847-1947)', in Project Canterbury, Issued by the Editorial Committee of the Centenary Celebrations, Melboune Diocese, 1947, Project Canterbury, 1999, http://anglicanhistory.org/aus/hwnunn_victoria1947/08.html. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Melbourne Orphan Asylum (Vic.) (1853 -)', in Australian Women's Register, Rosemary Francis, National Foundation for Australian Women, 22 October 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0611b.htm; Barnard, Jill; Twigg, Karen, Holding on to Hope: a history of the founding agencies of MacKillop Family Services 1854-1997, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2004.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 10 March 2009, Last modified: 20 November 2009