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- Salvation Army Hearings Continue (Or: Still Taking Taxpayers’ Money) January 30, 2014
- Salvation Army Abuse Witnesses’ Accounts (Or: And You Thought The Convict Days Were Long Past) January 29, 2014
- Who Cares (Or: War Crimes) January 28, 2014
- 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.?) January 27, 2014
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Girls Homes and Boys Homes (Or: Pick a Bale of Cotton)
The old Children’s Homes will feature prominently in the Royal Commission. This will be because of two factors. Firstly, due to a myriad of factors, the abuse rate was very high. Secondly, there have already been a few enquiries specifically … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Boys” Homes, children's homes, foster care, girls’ homes, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Nazareth House, Neerkol, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Salvation Army Girls’ Home Toowoomba, Stolen generation, Toowoomba
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Salvation Army Fullarton Girls’ Home: (Or: Are Your Hands Clean?)
The Fullarton Girls’ Home (pictured above) was run by the Salvation Army from 1912 to 1987, under funding and control by the South Australian Government. It was unusual in that about 15-20% of inmates were Indigenous girls, many taken away … Continue reading
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Tagged :A World That Is, And Will Be”, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Doreen Kartinyeri, Fullarton Girls’ Home, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Fullarton Girls’ Home, Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Stolen generation, Sue Anderson, Was, Westbrook Reformatory
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Eden Park Salvation Army Boys’ Home: (Or: The Coward)
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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Tagged Eden Park Boys’ Home, Jay Weatherill, Joanne McCarthy, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Salvation Army child sexual abuse, Salvation Army Eden Park Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Officer, Salvation Army officer William Ellis, Stolen generation, William Ellis
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Terms of Reference – Allocation for Hearings (Or: To Each their Own )
One of the worrying aspects of the establishment of the Royal Commission revolves around the lack of appeal processes for commissioners’ decisions. Previous posts have tried to tackle some segments of the problem of lack of accountability about decisions. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, children's homes, childrens' homes abuse, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Stolen generation
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