9 ▁newspaper ▁article ▁announ cing ▁the ▁opening ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" training ▁school ▁for ▁sub - normal ▁boys ". ▁ ▁It ▁opened ▁with ▁ten ▁boys ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁director ship ▁of ▁Bro ther ▁G . ▁Hy land . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁psych ologist , ▁Eth el ▁Stone ham , ▁travel led ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁study ▁similar ▁institutions ▁and ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁Later ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁general ▁educational ▁and ▁resident ial ▁focus , ▁accommod ating ▁boys ▁from ▁various ▁background s , ▁including ▁child ▁migr ants , ▁w ards ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁previously ▁a ▁past oral ▁property ▁called ▁' N iana ' ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁F lem ing ▁family ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁when ▁taken ▁over ▁occupied ▁ 8 3 ▁acres . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁C anning ▁River ▁and ▁ad jo ins ▁C anning ▁River ▁Regional ▁Park . ▁ ▁A ▁Federation ▁style ▁hom est ead ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁child ▁migr ants ▁from ▁the ▁UK ▁came ▁to ▁Cast led are ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁This ▁ceased ▁tempor arily ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁N uns ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁which ▁by ▁then ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 0 ▁primary ▁school ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁Mother ▁of