Select Committee on Health Minutes of Evidence


APPENDIX II

Institutions Approved for Immigration

Statistics



State


Approved Institutions

Numbers Nominated up to

29 February 1952

Numbers of Migrants

Introduced up to

31 December 1951
Boys
Girls
NEW SOUTH Big Brother Movement—Liverpool 798 youths, 16-17 years 639
WALES Big Brother Movement—Homebush,

Sydney

360 youths, 16-17 years84
Fairbridge Farm School—Molong 38 boys, 38 girls,

78 boys and girls (as available)

6-14 years

98

 

38
Dr Barnardo's Homes:
(a) Farm School, Picton 141 boys, 7-16 years 122
(b) Girls' Home, Burwood, Sydney 69 girls, 7-16 years 48
(c) Boys' and Girls' Home,

Green Wood,

Normanhurst, Sydney

25 boys, 12 girls, 7-16 years

11 boys, 4 girls, 11-15 years

Still being completed
11 4
MMethodist Home for Children,

"D"Dalmar", Carlingford, Sydney

Home approved since 31.12.51
ChChurch of England Boys' and Girls',

Ca Home, Carlingford, Sydney

25 girls, 7-11 years
United Protestant Association

 Home, Melrose, Parramatta

 near Sydney

Nomination now cancelled

 

1
Salvation Army of New South

 Wales

22 girls, 3-14 years22
Roman Catholic
St. John's Orphanage. Thurgoona Home approved since 31.12.51
Murray Dwyer Boys' Orphanage,

 Mayfield, Newcastle

ditto
St. Vincent's Boys' Home,

 Westmead, Parramatta,

 near Sydney

7 girls, 7-10 years

 

ditto
St. Joseph's Girls' Orphanage,

 Lane Cove, Sydney

10 girls, 5-11 years,

5 girls, 7-11 years

ditto
Monte Pio Girls' Orphanage,

 West Maitland

St. Brigid's Orphanage, Ryde,

 Sydney

VICTORIAMethodist Home, Cheltenham,

 Melbourne

16 boys, 12 girls, 6-10 years 22 14
(8 to go to Wattle Park)
Methodist Home for Children,

Wattle Park, Burwood,

Melbourne

34 boys and girls, 7-13 years

100 boys, 8-16 years

31
Dhurringile Training Farm

 (Presbyterian), Tatura

62 boys, 5-13 years31
St. John's (C. of E.), Canterbury, 100 boys and girls, 5-12 years 49 24
Melbourne 204 youths, 15-19 years 72
Northcote Children's Farm School,

 Glenmore

5 boys, 15-16 years
Home recently opened
Young Christian Workers'

 Movement Hostel

Nomination pending for

150 girls 5-12 years

(R.C.) Hawthorn, Melbourne 33 youths, 14-19 years 2
Burton Hall Training Farm, Tatura

 (C. of E.)

Nazareth House (R.C.),

 East Camberwell, Melbourne

*Y.M.C.A.—Melbourne


 


State


Approved Institutions

Numbers Nominated up to

29 February 1952

Numbers of Migrants

Introduced up to

31 December 1951
Boys
Girls
SOUTH St. Vincent de Paul's R.C. 50 girls, 6-14 years 46
AUSTRALIA Orphanage, Goodwood, Adelaide
Methodist Children's Home, 11 boys, 5 girls, 6-16 years 11 5
Magill, Adelaide 30 youths, 14-19 years 11
*Y.M.C.A.—Adelaide
TASMANIAHagley Area Farm School 14 boys, 9-12 years
Clarendon (C. of E.) Home for

 Children, Hobart

10 girls, 3-12 years 6
St. John Bosco Boys' Town 40 boys, 9-12 years
(R.C.) Glenorchy, Hobart
Home recently approved
St.Joseph's Waterton Hall (R.C.)

 Rowella, Launceston

76 boys, 16-17 years 53
*Big Brother Movement
QUEENSLANDSt. Joseph's (R.C.) Children's

 Home, Neerkol, near

 Rockhampton

6 boys, 68 girls, 5-16 years

10 girls, 10-11 years

5 31
Action stayed
StVincent's (R.C.) Children's Home,

 Nudgee

25 boys and 5 girls, or 25 girls and 5 boys (as available 3-12 years)
St. George's (C. of E.) Children's Home, Parkhurst 48 boys, 15-17 years 8
Riverview Training Farm (Salvation Army), near Brisbane Recruitment uncertain
Marsden Home for Boys (Congregational) Kallangur, near Brisbane
WESTERN AUSTRALIAFairbridge Farm Schools, Pinjarra 187 boys and girls, 6-14 years 139 39
Swan (C. of E.) Homes, Perth 66 boys and 8 girls, 6-12 years 62 8
Methodist Girls' Homes, Victoria

 Park, Perth

8 girls, 5-12 years
Catholic Episcopal Migration and Welfare Association
St. Joseph's Girls' (R.C.) Orphanage, Subiaco, Perth 290 boys and 148 girls,

6-14 years

264 110
Nazareth House (R.C.) Geraldton
Clontarf Boys' (R.C.) Town,

Victoria Park

St. Mary's (R.C.) Agricultural School, Tardun
St. Joseph's (R.C.) Trade and Farm School, Bindoon
St. Vincent's Orphanage (R.C.) Castledare, Queen's Park
1,715403
*The Y.M.C.A. of Australia and the Big Brother Movement of Tasmania have approval to bring small numbers of youths 16-19 years direct to private persons whom they guarantee.


 
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