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Salvation Army Hearings Continue (Or: Still Taking Taxpayers’ Money)

Posted on January 30, 2014 by lewisblayse

SPECIAL NOTE: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation television (ABC 2 / Ch. 24 digital) will be re-screening the “Four Corners” program from 2003, detailing abuses by the Salvation Army at its Children’s Homes – titled “The Homies”. The program will run … Continue reading →

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Salvation Army Abuse Witnesses’ Accounts (Or: And You Thought The Convict Days Were Long Past)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Convict flogging c.1800 Australia The hearings of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has entered its second day, covering the Salvation Army Boys’ Homes of Bexley, Gill, Riverview, and Alkira. Some “Not Directions Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Australian Salvation Army, ‘Captain Cowling’, “The Homies”, Bexley Boys Home, Captain Victor Bennett, Cliff Randall, Directions Not to Publish, Emily Bourke, Four Corners, Gill Memorial Boys’ Home, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, John McIver, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lieutenant Spratt, Marina Randall, Peter Cosgrove, Peter McClellan, Queensland Children's Department, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Tony Abbott, Wally McLeod | Comments Off

Who Cares (Or: War Crimes)

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: “The Homies” Promo photo – the author is the boy in the top right hand corner of the picture (Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “Four Corners” 2003) The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began its … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Away With Rum, “Away, “The Gill”, “The Homies”, Bexley Boys Home, by Gum, Diamantina Receiving Depot, Donald Shultz, Four Corners, Gill Memorial Home, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, John Dalziel, John McIver, Lawrence Wilson, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Pete Seeger, Peter McClellan, Raymond Carlile, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Russell Walker, sadistic arousal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Home, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, the Song of the Salvation Army”, Victor Bennett, Wally McLeod | Comments Off

The YMCA Gets Another Chance (Or: But Only In Secret)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Opening of the HIA enquiry in Northern Ireland 13th January 2014 (Source: http://www.news.com.au) The Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse was due to resume a hearing today on the YMCA abuses. However, Chief Commissioner Peter … Continue reading →

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Why the Delay? (Or: We’ll Let You Know – Sometime)

Posted on January 20, 2014 by lewisblayse

The next hearings of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, focusing on four Salvation Army Boys’ Homes (Riverview, Bexley, Gill Memorial Boys’ Home and Alkira), is due to start in a week. In fact there … Continue reading →

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Salvation Army’s Royal Commission Appearance Hypocrisy (Or: Shut This Guy Up Somehow)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Civilized kangaroo (Source: http://www.alef.net) The Australian Salvation Army officials (Eastern Territory – Queensland and New South Wales States and the Australian Capital Territory) are due to appear before the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira, Australian Salvation Army, “major” Bruce Harmer, “major” Pete Condon, “major” Peter Farthing, Bexley Boys Home, Dr. Matthew Collins, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Gail Furness, Gill Memorial Home, Judge McClellan, Kate Burke, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, Peter McClellan, restorative justice, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Centre, Riverview Training Farm, Robert Fitzgerald, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos Legal, Star Casino, The Law of Defamation and the Internet | Comments Off

Gill Memorial Boys’ Home (Or: Australia Is A Democracy, Not A Nomikocracy)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Dr. Ralph Doughty, 80 – Former Gill boy (Source: Daily Telegraph) The Salvation Army’s Gill Memorial Boys’ Home will be one of the four Children’s Homes which will be covered by the next hearings of the Australian Royal Commission … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2004 Senate enquiry, Alkira, Andrew Murray, Australian Royal Commission, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bexley Boys Home, Clem Apted, Fred Walshe, Jim Luthy, Kroc Center, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Ralph Doughty, Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Children’s Homes abuses, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Home for Boys, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Home for Boys, Salvation Army Riverview Home, Salvos | Comments Off