Gender: Mixed until 1929, from then female-only, after the boys were transferred to Bramwell Booth Boys' Home in Temuka Operational period Orphanage open 1919-1941 Girl's Home registered 7/3/1929, closed 4/11/1940 Little Children's Home registered 7/3/1929, reported as closed (undated but before 1962) From Hocken source: Anderson’s Bay Orphanage and Day School, Dunedin (1919-1941). This home was opened in 1919, part of a larger 16-acre site at Vauxhall known as the Anchorage. It included an orphanage and day school. In 1929 the baby section closed, and the boys were moved to the Temuka Boys’ Home. It continued as a Girls’ Home until 1941. The Anchorage also had a Girls’ Industrial Home around the same time. This was similar to a probation hostel, with most of the girls referred by the courts. Originally a Girls' (Women's) Industrial Home under the direction of the Rescue Home, 1916-1919. In May 1919 became a Children's Home and Girls' Home to age 15. New wing opened 1921; the Home then accommodated 58 children. June 1929: Baby Home closed. Boys' transferred to Bramwell Booth Boys' Home in Temuka. 1941: Closed. Note on name of the institution: The name 'Salvation Army Little Children's Home' is unknown to The Salvation Army and appears to have only been used in The New Zealand Gazette in 1929. Controlling organisation: The Salvation Army Third-party provider to State, faith-based
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Information provided by The Salvation Army to the Crown Response Unit on 1 July 2024
Orphanages and Children's Homes in Otago and Southland Reference Guide - Hocken Collections; University of Otago Library
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