Bethany Boys’ Home
Location
Lowelly Road Lindisfarne
TAS Australia
Provider
Churches of Christ
Date Opened
1947
Date Closed
1978
Bethany Boys’ Home
18 Lowelly Road
Lindisfarne
TAS
Australia
Provider: Church of Christ
Year Opened: 1947
Year Closed: 1978
Other names:
Bethany Boys’ Hostel
Bethany Children’s Home
Bethany Boys’ Home was run by the Churches of Christ. It was opened in Dover in 1947 and then moved to Lindisfarne in 1956. Up to 18 boys, mostly State Wards aged between two and 18, lived there. From 1971, the Home also accepted girls.
The Committee decided to leave Dover because of the isolation and purchased ‘Orana” in Lowelly Avenue, Lindisfarne, Hobart. With the sale of the house in Dover and assistance from the state government, the move took place on 8 January 1956.
In 1971, the Home took in two girls in order to keep them with their brothers. After that, the Home accepted other girls.
Articles Mentioning this Home
Hostel for Orphans opened at Dover, 16 June 1947 (The Mercury)
Volunteers at Work, 16 June 1950 (The Mercury)
Boys’ Home Benefits from Fair, 21 July 1953 (The Mercury)
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