Select Committee on Health Minutes of Evidence

APPENDIX

Particulars of establishments approved for the reception of child migrants at 31 December 1955

Name of Establishment  (The *denotes visited by mission)	Total capacity			Number of places for child migrants	Number of child migrants in residence at 31.12.55		Number of child migrants received during period 1947-1955
	New South Wales
Dr. Barnardo's Picton	80			80	68)
*Dr. Barnardo's Burwood	22			22	15)		300
*Dr. Barnardo's Normanhurst	65			65	65)
*Fairbridge Farm School, Molong	210			210	175		245
*United Protestant Home, Pendle Hill,  Sydney	30			30	22		29
Methodist "Dalmar" Home, Sydney	108			—	—		15
St. John's Orphanage (R.C.), Thurgoona	96			15	15		22
St. Joseph's Girls' Orphanage Kenmore (R.C.)	104
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*St. Joseph's Girls' Orphanage (R.C.),  Sydney	68			6	6		7
St. Brigid's Orphanage (R.C.) Sydney	92			2	2		6
* Murray Dayer Boys' Orphanage, (R.C.),  Newcastle	104			30	23		31
St. Vincent's Boys' Home (R.C.) Sydney	200			30	4		—
Monte Pio Girls' Orphanage
(R.C.), Maitland	70			30	—		—
State Total	1,249			532	395		655
	Victoria
*Northcote Farm School, Bacchus Marsh	120			66	62		101
*St. John's Home (C. of E.), Melbourne	80			27	19		51
*Burton Hall Training Farm (C. of E.),  Tatura	10			10	7		19
*Dhurringhile Training Farm (Pres.),  Tatura	50			50	36		67
*Nazareth House (R.C.), Melbourne	150			150	52		53
*Methodist Peace Memorial Homes,  Melbourne	100			48	9		37
State Total	510			351	185		328
		Queensland
*St. Joseph's Home (R.C.), Rockhampton	240			52	32		48
Marsden Home for Boys (Cong.), Brisbane	32			6	—		—
*Salvation Army Riverview Training  Farm, Ipswich	60			24	1		57
State Total	332			82	33		105
	South Australia
*St. Vincent de Paul's Orphanage (R.C.),  Adelaide		120	38		18	46
*Methodist Children's Home, Adelaide		64	—		—	16
State Total		184	38		18	62

APPENDIX (Continued)

Name of Establishment (The *denotes visited by mission)	Total capacity	Number  of places  for child migrants	Number of child migrants in residence at 31.12.55	Number of child migrants received during period 1947-1955
	Western Australia
*St. Vincent Junior Orphanage, Castledare (R.C.), Perth	129	89	72
*St. Peter's Boys Town, Clomarf (R.C.) Perth	220	166	142
St Mary's Agricultural School (R.C.) Tardun	91	87	60
St. Vincent's Foundling Home (R.C.),
Perth	340	85	33	600
*St. Joseph's Orphanage (R.C.), Perth
St. Joseph's Home (R.C.), Kellerberrin	32	15	7
*St. Joseph's Farm School (R.C.),Bindoon	200	200	114
Nazareth House (R.C.), Geraldton	80	62	46
Methodist Children's Home, Perth	60	20	3	8
*Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra	216	200	180	275
*Church of England Swan Homes, Perth	253	108	95	167
State Total	1,612	1,032	752	1,110
	Tasmania
*Clarandon Children's Home (C. of E.), Hobart	52	12	9	16
*St John Bosco Boy's Town (R.C.), Hobart	100	40	26	39
St. Joseph's School (R.C.), Hobart	25	15	—	—
*Hagley Area Farm School, Launceston	25	15	9	9
State Total	202	82	44	64
Commonwealth Totals	4,089	2,117	1,427	2,324

Analysis of the figures arranged according to the voluntary societies operating in the United Kingdom

Name of Society	Number of Establishments in which children are received	Number of child migrants received during period 1947 to 31.12.55	Number of child migrants in residence at 31.12.55
Church of England Council for Commonwealth and Empire Settlement	5	152	282
Church of Scotland Committee on Social Service	1	36	67
Dr. Barnardo's Homes	3	148	300
Fairbridge Society	3	364	529
Federal Catholic Immigration Committee of Australia	20	652	912
National Children's Home	4	12	76
Northcote Children's Emigration Fund for Australia	1	62	101
Salvation Army	1	1	57
Totals	38	1,427	2,324

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Prepared 10 August 1998