Organisation The Gables (1962 - c. 1985)
- From
- 1962
- To
- c. 1985
- Functions
- Care Provider and Children's Home
- Categories
Summary
The Gables was opened as a state-run children's Home in December 1962. It accommodated 25 children who were wards of the state, consisting of boys from 4 - 10 years of age and girls from 4 - 14 years of age. Most of the children accommodated at The Gables had either physical, behavioural or learning difficulties. The Home was closed by the mid 1980s as part of the Department's rationalisation of residential child care resources.
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
Initially the children were accommodated in dormitories on the first floor, but in 1965 alterations were made so that the children were accommodated in three fairly self-contained units, upstairs and downstairs in the main building and in a cottage at the rear of the main building. At the same time the Home's rostered child care workers were replaced with cottage mothers.
Events
- 1962
- The Gables is situated at 101 Princes Street, Kew. Location: Kew
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Published Resources
Reports
- 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in 2001, and its content revised as a result of DHS's 'Update Project' in 2007-2009, Department of Human Services, Unpublished.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
Sources used to compile this entry: 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in 2001, and its content revised as a result of DHS's 'Update Project' in 2007-2009, Department of Human Services, Unpublished.
Prepared by: Cate Elkner
Created: 25 November 2009