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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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “The Homies”, bear pit mentality, Bexley Boys Home, Bexley Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Captain Laurie Wilson, Chief Commissioner, compensation, EK, Emily Bourke, ET, Four Corners, FT, FV, GA, Gill Memorial Boys’ Home, government funding, homeless youth, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, James Condom, John McIver, Laurence Wilson, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, medical examinations, nightmares, pedophile ring, Peter McClellan, pimped, public hearings, Quentin McDermott, rape, Riverview Boys’ Home, Riverview Training Farm, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army officers, Salvation Army Riverview Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Riverview Training Farm, Salvos, Simeon Beckett, submission, taxpayers’ money, Tony Abbott, Wally McLeod, Wood Royal Commission | Comments Off

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 Author’s Rebuttal To Mr. McClellan’s Reasons For Non-Permission To Appear At The Salvation Army Boys’ Homes Hearings And Present A Submission (Or: McClellan Rules, O.K.?)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by lewisblayse

Now that it is official that I will not be permitted, by the chairman of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, Peter McClellan, to give evidence on my old Boys’ Home, “Alkira” – otherwise known … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Indooroopilly Salvation Army Home for Boys, learned helplessness, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse, Peter McClellan, Royal Commission protocols, sadistic arousal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Children’s Homes | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2004 Australian Senate Enquiry into Children’s Homes, Alana Valentine, Andrew Murray, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “14 Years of Hell: An Anthology of the Hay Girls Institution 1961-1974”, “Abandon all Hope”, “Eyes To The Floor”, “heads down” protocol, “One day in Hay”, “Parra Girls”, “Parramatta Girls”, “The Pea Picker’s Daughter”, Barbara Price, Bessie Guthrie, Bonney Djuric, Catholic Church Nazareth House, Charmaine McMahon, Chief Commissioner, Chlorpromazine, Christina Green, Commissioner Helen Milroy, Cootamundra Aboriginal Girls’ Home, Deborah Challinor, Dr Robert N Moles, Dr. Margaret Pereira, Edward Moylen, Elizabeth Silkes, Fullarton Girls’ Home, Good Shepherd Convent, Hay Girls’ Institution, Hay Institution for Girls, Hay memorial plaque, Ivy Getchell, Jane Francica, Judy Divargue, Julie Todd, Largactil, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lindsay Lewis, Lynette Aitken, Magdalene Laundries, Maree Giles, Marjorie Woodrow, Marlene Riley, New South Wales State government, Norma Organ, NSW Appeal Court judge, NSW Government Parramatta Girls’ Home, Parramatta Girls’ Home, Peter McClellan, Professor Kerry Carrington, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army Fullarton Girls’ Home, Sharon O'Neill, Sharyn Killens, Site of Conscience, Stolen generation, Superintendent Johnson, The Hay Institution for Girls, The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, The NSW Government Hay Institution for Girls, The Queensland Government Wilston Girls’ Home, Wendy Just, Wilma Robb | Comments Off

Heat Shelters – A New Source Of Revenue? (Or: Opportunity Knocks But Once)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by lewisblayse

On this Australia Day week-end (also known as “Invasion Day” by some Aboriginal people) there is usually acknowledgment of a couple of things which are regarded as basic to the Australian character. These are an unusual fondness for sports, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia Day, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Invasion Day, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, McDonald's, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Collaroy Center, Salvation Army Freedom Catering, The Institution for Girls in Hay, The NSW Institution for Girls in Hay, The NSW State Government Parramatta Girls Training School, The Parramatta Girls Training School | Comments Off

The Commission’s Long Week-End (Or: Mis-Speaking For Fun And Profit)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by lewisblayse

You’ve got to hand it to Mr. McClellan (see previous postings) and Gail “Snow White” Furness (see previous postings) of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. They certainly give the Catholic Church every opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Catholic University, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bill Shorten, Brother Gerald Burns, Catholic Church, Catholic Church's NSW/ACT Professional Standards Office, Directions Not to Publish, Domus Australia, Gail “Snow White” Furness, George Pell, Gilbert and Tobin, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Jeffrey Crowe, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Marist Brothers Australia, Michael Salmon, Opposition leader, paedophiles, Peter Cosgrove, Peter McClellan, privacy reasons, Ross Murrin, Salvation Army, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army’s Boys’ Homes, St Augustine's Marist College, Towards Healing, Treasurer Joe Hockey | Comments Off

More Bites At The Cherry (Or: There Are The Deserving And Undeserving Poor – William Booth)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image source: godandpoliticsuk.org The Australian royal commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse gave a second day to the Catholic Church to present more propaganda about how wonderful its “Towards Healing” process ( supposedly to help victims) really is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira Boys’ Home, Australian royal commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse, “Homies”, Ballard of Tom Joad, Barry Maslen, Catholic Church, deserving poor, Down and out in Paris and London, Four Corners, Grapes of Wrath, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Jennifer Gale, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, LGBQTI community, Peter Farthing Catherine Booth, Peter McClellan, Reputation Management in the Salvation Army – A Narrative Study, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army soup kitchens, Salvation Army’s Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Towards Healing, undeserving poor, Wally McLeod, William Booth | Comments Off

Inbreeding (Or: Keeping It All In The Family)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: European nobility (Habsburg) interbreeding family tree One of the aspects of the Salvation Army, which it is important for the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse to consider, is the membership of this organization’s leadership. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “Captain” Johnny Harsh, family think, Garth McKenzie, George Hood, group think, Homosexual Law Reform Bill New Zealand, inbreeding, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Peter McClellan, Sallies, Sally-Anns, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Canada, Salvation Army New Zealand, Salvos | Comments Off

Still Running Children’s Homes Worldwide (Or: The Buck Must Stop Somewhere)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Protestor outside the U.N. committee hearing into the Vatican Ah! If only we here in Australia had the benefit of the members of the United Nations (U.N.) committee who have just given the Vatican officials such a grilling over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alkira, Andrew Murray, Arco Verdi Integration Centre, Barbara Blaine, Batticaloa Children's Home, Bethany Children's Home, Bonilla Centre, Cancun Quintana Roo, Cardinal George Pell, Cardinal Mahoney, Catherine Booth Preschool, Catholic Church, Children's Home in Myanmar, Dhaka School for the Hearing Impaired, El Redil, Ethembeni Children’s Home, Firlands Children’s Home, Gracehaven Singapore, Hanbury Children's Home, Home of Grace Hostel for Girls, Home of Joy, Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, International Rights of the Child convention, Isiolo Olympic Prep and Inclusive School, Itagui Project, Jessore School for the Hearing Impaired, Joseph Baynes Children’s Home, Joyland Girls' Home, Joyland Special Secondary School, Joyville Children's Home Philippines, Kibos School for the Visually Impaired, Kuching Children's Home, Kwetu Mbagala Girls' Home, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Medan Girls' Home, Mombasa Salvation Army Children’s Home, paedotourism, Penang Children's Home, Peter McClellan, Primero de Mayo, Rajagiriya Boys' Home, Rayito de Luz Centre, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Sagrada Familia, Sallies, Sally-Anns, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Australia, Salvos, Seoul Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Seoul Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Sheikhupura Girls' Boarding Hostel, Shukrani International College, SNAP, South Africa, Stuartpuram Hostels, Suzano Daycare Centre, Tacna Centre, Taegu Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Taejon Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Thika School for the Visually Impaired, Tompaso Boys' Home, Tororo Children's Home, treaty on the Rights of the Child, Tres Brazos, Tuition Programmes, Vatican, Vatican State, Vilanculous Creche, Windsor Lodge Childrens Home | Comments Off

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