Organisation Royal Park Industrial School (1875 - c. 1887)
- From
- 1875
- To
- c. 1887
- Functions
- Care Provider, Industrial School and Receiving Home
- Alternative Names
- Boys' Industrial School (Receiving Depot), Royal Park (c. 1883 - c. 1887)
- Girls' Industrial School (Receiving Depot), Royal Park (c. 1883 - c. 1887)
- Categories
Summary
The Royal Park Industrial School opened in 1875, in Parkville. It accommodated only girls until c.1880. At this time, anticipating the end of the industrial school system, the government transferred girls from Royal Park to the Industrial School at Geelong. At the same time, boys from Sunbury's Industrial School came to Royal Park, to await boarding-out placements. In 1879, departmental reports referred to the 'Melbourne Industrial School and Receiving House'. The Receiving House, situated on Flemington Road, was a predecessor to what became known as the Royal Park Depot. In the early 1880s, the Boys' and Girls' Depots were still being referred to as 'industrial schools'. This term had stopped being used by 1887 (when new terminology came into use with the passage of the Neglected Children's Act).
Details
Children were housed at Royal Park before the formal establishment of the Industrial School. Due to overcrowding, children were housed at the former Royal Park Asylum in 1867. Children were later moved out of Royal Park when a small-pox epidemic necessitated that the buildings be used as a hospital.
Events
- 1875
- The Royal Park Industrial School is situated in Parkville. Location: Parkville
Related Entries
Timeline
1875 - c. 1887 Royal Park Industrial School
c. 1880 - 1955 Royal Park Depot
1955 - 1993 Turana
1993 - Melbourne Youth Justice Centre
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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
- Industrial and Reformatory Schools. Report of the Inspector/Secretary, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1869 - 1886. Details
- James Jenkinson Consulting, Guide to out-of-home care services, 1940-2000, This Guide was originally developed in 2001, and its content revised as a result of DHS's 'Update Project' in 2007-2009, Department of Human Services, Unpublished. Details
Online Resources
- 'RMH Royal Park Campus - a brief history 1853-2005', 2005, http://www.mh.org.au/. Details
- Swain, Shurlee, 'Royal Park Depot', in eMelbourne: the city past and present, Encyclopedia of Melbourne online, The University of Melbourne, 2008, http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01283b.htm. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Industrial and Reformatory Schools. Report of the Inspector/Secretary, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1869 - 1886; '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.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 25 November 2009, Last modified: 29 July 2010