St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage, Highton, Geelong
Location
Highton, Geelong
VIC Australia
Provider
Date Opened
Date Closed
St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage
South Valley Road, Highton, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Provider: Christian Brothers from 1978, previously the Friendly Brothers
Year Opened: 1939
Year Closed: 1988
1939: moved to Highton in 1939, from Newton, Geelong.
St Augustine’s Adolescent and Family Services was established after the closure of the orphanage to provide small residential units, family support and specialist educational services.
CLAN has members who attended this Home.
For further information about this Home, please refer to: A Piece of the Story by the National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations (available from the CLAN Library).
Related News Articles
Victoria, 18 September 1915 (The W.A. Record)
Radio talks for St Augustine’s Appeal, 11 March 1937 (Advocate)
Orphanage Swimming Carnival, 5 March 1947 (Advocate)
New Bus for Geelong Orphanage, 9 September 1954 (Advocate)
Loss of Faith Transcript, 9 June 2002 [dead link]
Donald Alford Obituary: A Christian Brother Paedophile, 16 April 2004 (Legacy)
Ground Zero: How the Ballarat Diocese Exported Paedophiles to the World, 23 September 2019 (Age)
CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery
If you have any images and would like to donate them, please contact CLAN.
Video: How Care Leaver, Johnno, found out about his sister’s death while in ‘care’ at St Augustine’s Orphanage – 16 March 2022
The Australian Orphanage Museum items:
Wooden framed photograph of boot making workshop at St Augustine’s Orphanage in Geelong, 1900s
Pair of leather Boots & parts found on the site of St Augustine’s Geelong, 1930s-1940s
Wooden money box with glass front, 1960s
Black and White photograph of boys working in metal workshop in St Augustine’s Geelong
Programme of Centenary of Christian Bros. St Augustine’s Boys Home Geelong, Friday 28th August 1978
CLAN library books where this Home is mentioned include:
There are currently no other Library Items available for CLAN members to view for this Home. If you have any Library Items and would like to donate them, please contact CLAN.