Gordon Institute for Boys

Gordon Institute for Boys

1125 Nepean Highway

Highett

VIC

Australia

Provider: Unknown

Year Opened: 1886

Year Closed: 1951

 

The Gordon Institute was established in 1886 and it offered boys classes and a place to socialise. The Institute aimed to find boys work placements in the country.  The institute did accommodate boys aged 5 to 14. In 1951, new facilities were opened in Highett, and the institution became known as the Gordon Home for Boys.

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CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:

Little and Fattie – Robert Pearson