The King Edward Memorial Hospital holds records of its activities from 1916 onwards. The type and quantity of records varies depending on the year and records available. Access conditions An Access to Health Information & Freedom of Information form must be completed to request records. If requesting on behalf of someone else, written authorisation must…
Uniting Photographs Collection [Methodist and Presbyterian Babies’ Homes] is a collection of around 6,000 photographs, donated to Uniting by former mothercraft trainees who worked at the Methodist and Presbyterian Babies’ Homes. The photographs are of named babies and young children. The majority of the images are from the 1960s and 1970s. Access Conditions Access is…
These records were created by the Industrial and Training Schools for Girls in New South Wales, namely Newcastle Industrial School (1867-1871), Biloela Industrial School (1871-1887), Parramatta Girls Industrial School (1887-1912), Parramatta Girls Training Home (1912-1946), Parramatta Girls Training School (1946-1974), and Kamballa (1974-1983). The records contain information about girls admitted to these homes, and cover…
These are records created by Mount Penang Training School for Boys, Gosford, and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The collection includes case files for boys in detention at Mount Penang, as well as a series of as-yet unprocessed files. Access Conditins Access to these records is currently restricted. In New South Wales,…
These are records created by Stockton Hospital for the Insane that are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about patients at the hospital, and include admission and discharge/death registers. Access Conditions Records containing patient information are closed for 110 years. For access to these records please contact the NSW…
These are records created the Protestant Orphan School and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children at the school, and admission registers and correspondence. Additional records relating to children at the Protestant Orphan School can be found in the records of the Male and Female Orphan Schools, which…
These are records created by Institution for Boys, Tamworth, and Endeavour House, that are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children at the Institution/Endeavour House and include admission and discharge registers, punishment registers, daily reports, medical records, correspondence, case-work meeting minutes, and other administrative records. Access Conditions Access…
These are records created by the Riverina Welfare Farm for Boys, Yanco, and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The collection includes three series of records that contain information about boys that spent time at the farm – a doctor’s book, a dentist’s book and a visitor’s book. Access Conditions Access to these…
These admission and discharge registers were created by the Hay Institution for Girls, and are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The registers contain summary details about girls at Hay, as well as statistics on the number of girls at the institution in a give period of time. Access Conditions Access to these…
These are records created by Thornbury Lodge and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children that spent time at Thornbury Lodge, and include admission and discharge registers, medical registers, child welfare cards, report books, and visitor books. The majority of these records date from the 1970s, however there…