Unfortunately, historical personal records from this institution were destroyed at the direction of a former CEO of Presbyterian Support Otago. However, Presbyterian Support Otago still have a register of names which contains some institution.
Family Home from 1964
Gender and age: Mixed, c. 1969: 0-16
Capacity:
Controlling organisation: Presbyterian Support Otago Third-party provider to State, faith-based
Operational period: 1942-1973
Registered 3/10/1960, previously considered part of Glendining
1974: As from 31 January the above will no longer be used as a Children’s Home.
From Hocken Collections Guide: Marama Home opened in 1942 in a 9 roomed house on a 10 1/2 acre property near Lawrence. It was extended to provide accommodation for 20-24 children. It was used as a holiday home for Dunedin children, and was also intended to provide back-up should the Dunedin Homes ever need to be evacuated. In 1964 it was converted into a family home with Mr and Mrs Walsh as foster parents. It closed in 1973 when the Walshes retired.
Survivor accounts of time at Glendining Presbyterian Children's Home in Dunedin, which mentions Marama Home as being run by Presbyterian Support Otago (Otago Daily Times, 20 October 2022): https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/inquiry-told-dunedin-paedophile-ring
Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) website entry on Marama Home: https://clan.org.au/orphanages/marama-cottage/
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Orphanages and Children's Homes in Otago and Southland Reference Guide - Hocken Collections; University of Otago Library - retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0031/249682/orphanages-758382.pdf
Information provided by Presbyterian Support Otago to the Crown Response Unit on 27 September 2024.
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