Organisation St Vincent de Paul Children's Home (1962 - 1992)
- From
- 1962
South Melbourne - To
- 1992
Black Rock - Functions
- Care Provider and Children's Home
- Categories
Summary
St Vincent de Paul Children's Home, run by the Sisters of Mercy, came into being in 1962. It was formerly called St Vincent de Paul's Girls' Orphanage. In 1966, the Home relocated from South Melbourne to Black Rock, following a decision by the Sisters of Mercy to phase out congregate care in favour of family-group homes. In 1992, its name changed again to St Vincent de Paul Child and Family Services.
In 1997, records of the Sisters of Mercy were transferred to MacKillop Family Services. These included records of the various orphanages, homes and other residences run by the Sisters of Mercy. While custodianship of the records about people in 'care' became the responsibility of MacKillop Family Services at this point, it was formally agreed that the intellectual property in these records would not change hands.
Record Holdings
MacKillop Family Services
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- Collection Title
- Records held by MacKillop Family Services
- Date Range
- 1857 - 1997
Details
By the end of 1966, the buildings at the former Girls' Orphanage in South Melbourne had been emptied of children and Sisters, with the residents now living in family group homes scattered throughout the south-eastern suburbs. The new administration centre of St Vincent de Paul's Children's Home was based at Black Rock.
Events
- 1962 - 1966
- St Vincent de Paul Children's Home was situated in South Melbourne. Location: South Melbourne
- 1966
- St Vincent de Paul Children's Home relocates to Black Rock. Location: Black Rock
Related Entries
Timeline
c. 1864 - 1962 St Vincent de Paul's Girls' Orphanage
1962 - 1992 St Vincent de Paul Children's Home
1992 - 1997 St Vincent de Paul Child and Family Services
1997 - MacKillop Family Services
Records managed by
Run By
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
- O'Sullivan, Mary Ignatius Sister, The wheel of time: a brief survey of the ninety-six years' work of the Sisters of Mercy in Victoria, 1857-1953, Advocate Press, Melbourne, 1954. Details
Journal Articles
- Rogers, Agatha, 'The tracing problem: an aspect of outcome studies in child welfare. - Tracing former residents of the St Vincent de Paul's Children's Homes at Black Rock and South Melbourne, Victoria', Children Australia, vol. 17, no. 1, 1992, pp. 16-19. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 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: 12 August 2009, Last modified: 11 May 2010