They should have records. You have the right to know why, if they do not.
Gender and age: Initially, boys only; c. 1969: Boys and girls at nursery 1974: Mixed. 1965: 3-12; c. 1969: 2-12; 1974, 76, 77, 78, 1979: boys aged 2-12 years, girls 2-5 years.
Capacity: 1950: 114 people ; 1965: 50; c. 1969, 1974: 77; 1975: 104 people; 1976: 74; 1977: 60; 1978: 54; 1979: 50
Third-party provider to State, faith-based Registered 17/7/1929
c. 1969: also a day nursery on site
1968: Marylands School relocates to Halswell, next to St Joseph's Orphanage.
From RC Marylands Report: "Nearby to Marylands School was St Joseph’s Orphanage, run by a different Catholic institution, the Sisters of Nazareth. The Royal Commission has heard evidence from orphanage survivors that they too were abused by the Order’s brothers." [p31] "We also describe the nature and extent of abuse by members of the Order at St Joseph’s orphanage (the orphanage) located next to Marylands. This is because it appears from the evidence that the Order had access to and abused children from the orphanage." [p60]
Survivor Account of Mr JB to the Abuse in Care Inquiry included in RC Marylands Report (includes account of abuse at St Joseph's Orphanage): Pages 315-319 of report - https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/our-progress/reports/stolen-lives-marked-souls
Survivor account by Michael about time at St Joseph's Oprhanage - as part of 9 April 2010 NZ Herald article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/victim-wants-church-to-take-responsibility-for-abuse/ZZZIYJXBEIVPDI3QTOBM5WCSOU/
directory of residential facilities for disturbed children in new zealand', Department of Social Welfare, 1979. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/40422924
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22761810?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcentury%5D=1900&search%5Bi%5D%5Bis_catalog_record%5D=false&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Orphanages&search%5Bpath%5D=items
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Christchurch Libraries Webpage on Family History - Hospitals, Orphanages and Charitable Aid [retrieved on 16 February 2024] https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/family-history/hospitals-orphanages-charities/
Information provided by Te Rōpū Tautoko (Catholic Church) to the Crown Response Unit on 24 May 2024
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