The Northcote Trust was established in 1936 following a bequest in the will of Lady Alice Northcote, wife of Lord Henry Northcote, third Governor-General of Australia, to assist “poor children of British birth of either sex, and particularly orphans, to migrate from any part of Great Britain…” (Melbourne Leader, 30 March 1935). The bequest was…
City of Melville Libraries and Museums holds the historical and library collections for the City of Melville council, which encompasses the suburbs of Bicton, Applecross, Ardross, Melville, Kardinya, Booragoon, and Murdoch. It holds a collection of over 300 items and records from Heathcote Reception Home.
The Department for Education, Children and Young People was established on 1 October 2022. The Department is responsible for the facilitation of out of home care, child welfare, and custodial youth justice services in Tasmania. It also runs the Adoptions and Permanency Services, which provides suppport and records access services for Care Leavers.
Gilead Boys’ Home was established in Narrogin around 1973 to accommodate Aboriginal boys in a family atmosphere. In the mid-1970s Gilead was used as a single-family foster placement by the Department for Community Welfare, accommodating boys and girls. It was run by the Gilead Boys Home (Inc), with house parents living with the children. It…
The Benedictine Missionary Sisters were a group of Catholic religious women who ran what was known as St Joseph’s Native School and Orphanage, New Norcia from 1904 to 1974. The Benedictine Missionary Sisters were encouraged, according to Massam (2008, p.205) to value ‘poverty, hard manual work, separation from family, obedience to a superior, and dedication…
Adventist Support is an organisation for people who wish to register a complaint or discuss their experiences in institutions run by the Western Australian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was founded in February 2000. In 2006 its name changed to Safe Place Services, and in 2017 the name was again changed to AdSafe,…
The Mary MacKillop Centre, South Perth is the Western Australian centre of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In Western Australia, the Sisters ran the St Joseph’s Preventorium in Kellerberrin. The Mary MacKillop Centre holds a small collection of records relating to St Joseph’s Preventorium.
The Charities’ Consultation Committee seems to have been formed as a means of coordinating (and possibly regulating) charitable activities. It was possibly a pre-cursor to the Lotteries Commission.
The International Association of Former Child Migrants and Their Families (IAFCM&F) advocates for recognition, understanding and reparation for people who were sent as child migrants from their countries of birth. The IAFCM&F has presented submissions to various Inquiries into child migration. The International Association of Former Child Migrants and Their Families (IAFCM&F) advocates for recognition,…
CREATE Foundation (formerly known as the Australian Association of Young People in Care AAYPIC) was established in 1993 to provide an independent voice for children and young people in out-of-home care. CREATE seeks to connect and empower Australian children and young people in care and, change the care system through activities, programs, training, research and…
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