Hurlingham (1946–63); Tracey Dutton House (1964–70) (Carry on Club Victoria) history in brief
In 1946, the Carry On Club of Victoria established the Hurlingham home at Brighton, for up to 18 vulnerable boys and young men aged 10–16 who were wards of the state.
In 1955, Hurlingham became an approved children's home.
In 1963, Carry On Victoria moved its residential care activities to smaller home units for children of both sexes, and closed Hurlingham.
In 1964, the Carry on Club purchased a family group home, Tracey Dutton House at 10 Harrison Street Mitcham, and provided short-term care to children (both girls and boys) of ex-service men and women, aged four to 13 years.
In 1970, the home closed.
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Source
- Guide to out-of-home care services 1940–2000: volume one – agency descriptions, compiled by James Jenkinson Consulting, North Melbourne, November 2001.
List of records held by the department
For information relating to the central management of care leavers and wards of state, please consult the guide to Central department wardship and out-of-home care records. These collections date back to the 1860s and include ward registers, index cards and ward files.
Voluntary children’s homes files (c.1930-c.85)
File; Permanent (VPRS Number 18069 / P0001)
Content: The files record interaction between the various voluntary homes and the government. This filing system was created in 1975, combining earlier correspondence and other records to create one system with VH prefixes.
Files relating to this home date from 1955–70. There is a single file in the series that relates to Hurlingham and Tracey Dutton House.
Its subject content includes:
Hurlingham
- application for registration as an approved home, 1955
- general content includes reports, sketch plans and newspaper clippings
- correspondence including its establishment as a children’s home, its restructuring as a family group home and its closure, 1963–64
Tracey Dutton House
- establishment as a family group home, its closure and sale in 1970
Reviewed 23 August 2016