Parkville Neglected Childrens Home

A New, Old Story on Find & Connect

New pages on Find & Connect tell an old story, including a public standoff, charges laid, and an attempt to return poor children to their families

Royal Far West Home naptime

Snapshots: Dormitories

Snapshots of life in children’s homes showcases photographs recently added to www.findandconnect.gov.au

Updates: Child & Youth Migration Records

Records that were not available or hard to find are now accessible to child migrants & “Little Brothers”

Last Chance to Test the Website!!!!

Last chance to have your say on the new design of findandconnect.com!

Usability Testing – There’s Still Time

Got ten minutes? Use it on usability testing & help improve the Find & Connect site

Test site home page

Usability Testing is Open!

Usability testing of the upgraded test site is open!

An Easier Transition Out of Care

Nationwide changes are making it easier for children in care to access support and education after they turn 18

New photos added

Photographs play an important role on Find & Connect, from providing a tangible image of childhood to stimulating memories.

National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, Great Hall at Australian Parliament House - NMA

National Apology Anniversary

This week saw the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to Forgotten Australians & Former Child Migrants

Air Raid Practice 1942, AWM

Orphanages During the War

Children in orphanages were affected by war in many ways