Organisation Sunbury Industrial School (1865 - 1880?)
- From
- 1865
- To
- 1880?
- Functions
- Care Provider and Industrial School
- Alternative Names
- Industrial School for Boys
- Categories
Summary
The colonial government opened its first Industrial School for Boys in 1865 in Sunbury.
Record Holdings
Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
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- Collection Title
- Victorian Government Records relating to Wardship and Adoption
- Date Range
- 1864 -
Details
The Neglected and Criminal Children's Act 1864 provided for the establishment of 'industrial schools' where children deemed to be 'neglected' were to be placed.
The Sunbury Industrial School was the first such institution created by the government in 1865.
Overcrowding was a huge problem at Sunbury during the 1860s - by the end of 1868, the institution housed 651 boys, even though it was only equipped for 450.
In c.1880, boys from Sunbury were transferred to the Royal Park Industrial School in Parkville (in anticipation of the introduction of the boarding-out system, to replace industrial schools).
Events
- 1865
- The Victorian government opened its first Industrial School for neglected children in Sunbury in 1865. Location: Sunbury
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Published Resources
Books
- Brogden, Joan, Neglected or criminal? The Sunbury Industrial School - Sunbury and beyond, vol. 2, The Author, 1997. Details
Reports
- Guillaume, George; Connor, Edward C., The Development and Working of the Reformatory and Preventive Systems in the Colony of Victoria, Australia, 1864-1890, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1891. Also available at http://catalogue.slv.vic.gov.au/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1275188. Details
Online Resources
- 'RMH Royal Park Campus - a brief history 1853-2005', 2005, http://www.mh.org.au/. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'RMH Royal Park Campus - a brief history 1853-2005', 2005, http://www.mh.org.au/; Brogden, Joan, Neglected or criminal? The Sunbury Industrial School - Sunbury and beyond, vol. 2, The Author, 1997; Guillaume, George; Connor, Edward C., The Development and Working of the Reformatory and Preventive Systems in the Colony of Victoria, Australia, 1864-1890, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1891. Also available at http://catalogue.slv.vic.gov.au/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1275188.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 4 June 2009, Last modified: 24 March 2010