The Presbyterian Children’s Homes Records are held by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. These records largely consist of minute books, relating to committees that ran Presbyterian children’s Homes in Queensland. Unfortunately, there are no personal records with details about individual children in this Collection. Access Conditions To access these records an initial enquiry must be…
Children and the State Oral History Project is an oral history collection at the National Library of Australia. It comprises 15 interviews, conducted by Morag McArthur and Gail Winkworth between 1988 and 2008. The interviewees worked in senior positions in child welfare in Australia. Access Conditions Access conditions vary. Some of the interviews are available…
St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is a collection of records dating from 1920 to 1976 and held by the University of Newcastle Library’s Cultural Collections. St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is part of the Diocese of Newcastle Children’s Homes collection. The collection consists of correspondence files, record books, meeting minutes, matron’s reports, child…
Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) Historical Records includes historical information, documents, annual reports, memorabilia and photos about institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney). The collection includes: Historical information, documents, annual reports and photographs relating to Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara, mainly from the 1960s Photographs of staff and children, St Catherine’s…
The John Mulligan Photograph Collection, ca. 1960-1976 is a collection of photographs taken by John Aloysius Mulligan between 1960 and 1976. The subjects are social, religious and cultural events in Australia. The acetate negatives have been discarded due to deteoriation but the National Library of Australia holds digital copies of all the images. The collection…
The Diocese of Newcastle Children’s Homes is a collection of records held by the University of Newcastle, related to children’s Homes and out-of-home-care services run by the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle from 1918 to 1987. Homes mentioned in these records include St Elizabeth’s Girls Home; St George’s Training Farm Home for Boys; St Alban’s Boys’…
The Infants’ Home, Ashfield, Records is a collection of records created by The Infants’ Home between 1874 and 2002 and held by the State Library of New South Wales.This collection consists of registers and lists of resident children, children’s admission and discharge information, child health records, family records files, historical and operational records and minutes….
Australian Indigenous Ministries Aggregated Collection of Records and Pictorial Material, 1903-2003 is an aggregated collection held by the State Library of New South Wales. It comprises a large amount of records created between 1903 and 2003 by the Australian Indigenous Ministries and its predecessor, the Aborigines Inland Mission. The aggregated collection is created from four…
The Anglicare Out of Home Care Records comprise records relating to children and young people in foster care and residential care programs run by Anglicare. After a young person has been discharged, Anglicare Out of Home Care Services keeps their records in this collection for 1 to 2 years. Following that period, the records are…
This collection is made up of records created by the Big Brother Movement in managing the Big Brother-Little Brother sponsorship scheme which resulted in over 12,000 youth migrants coming to Australia. The collection includes administrative, financial and governance records of BBM, as well as personal cards and other records about the boys (known as Little…
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