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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 →

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Parramatta Girls’ Home (Or: Eyes To The Floor)

Posted on January 26, 2014 by lewisblayse

[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respectfully advised that the following article contains images and names of people who may be deceased.] Image source: http://www.parragirls.org.au   It looks like the Australia royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse … Continue reading →

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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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The Commission’s First Year (Or: Acting Now Rather Than Later)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: Counsel Assisting, Gail “Snow White” Furness addresses the Royal Commission (Source: Daily Telegraph) The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse today considered a 105 page report by Counsel Assisting, Gail “Snow White” Furness (see previous … Continue reading →

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Eden Park Salvation Army Boys’ Home: (Or: The Coward)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by lewisblayse

Eden Park Salvation Army Boys’ Home (pictured above) was run in the 1960s by Salvo Officer, William Ellis. He was a large man who beat, raped and otherwise abused boys over a long period of time. This cowardly man showed … Continue reading →

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