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Records of Red Cross Children’s Homes

Records of Red Cross Children’s Homes is a collection held by the Australian Red Cross relating to Homes run by the Junior Red Cross around Australia. Part of the Junior Red Cross’s peacetime programs were funding Children’s Homes for the temporary care of children of Australian servicemen, needing a holiday or to convalesce from an…

Bartrop family slides relating to the Aborigines Inland Mission, 1909-1930s, 1945-1950, 1971

The Bartrop family slides relating to the Aborigines Inland Mission, 1909-1930s, 1945-1950, 1971 are held by the Mitchell Library. Ben Bartrop was the secretary of the first Aborigines Inland Mission meeting in 1905. According to the catalogue description, this collection contains: 14 slides, 52 transparencies: and 1 roll of film. Access Conditions Access is by…

Sydney City Mission records, 1862-1983, including minute books and historical papers

This archival collection titled Sydney City Mission records, 1862-1983, including minute books and historical papers, held by the State Library of New South Wales contains records dated from 1862 to 1983 relating to Sydney City Mission. Access Conditions The Sydney City Mission records are held at the State Library of New South Wales. People wishing…

Mission Australia Records

Records of children’s homes and facilities run by Mission Australia are in the control of Mission Australia. Mission Australia may hold some later records of homes that were run by Sydney City Mission. Requests for material should be sent to the General Counsel, Mission Australia.

Records of Dalwood Children’s Home

Records of Dalwood Children’s Home are held by Northern Sydney Local Health Network Medical Records. The records held are Day Books dating from the late 1960’s. There are only minimal, if any, records from before then. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the North Sydney Local Health Network Medical Records service. People…

Records of Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital for Crippled Children (1937 – 1981), Northcott

Find & Connect web resource staff were advised in January 2014 that the majority of records of the Margaret Reid Hospital for Crippled Children (1937-1981) have been destroyed. However, it appears that staff of Northcott hold some information about former residents of this Home. Access Conditions For access to any surviving records of the Margaret…

Records of the New South Wales Society for Crippled Children (1929 – 1995)

The Find & Connect web resource staff have been advised that any surviving records of the New South Wales Society for Crippled Children are likely to be held by Northcott. Access Conditions For access to records of the New South Wales Society for Crippled Children please contact Northcott.

Records held by Surry Hills Children’s Court

Surry Hills Children’s Court, in Glebe, holds some records of the Bidura Children’s Court and the former Metropolitan Children’s Court. These records were previously held by Bidura Children’s Court until its closure in 2017, when they were transferred to Surry Hills Children’s Court. Surry Hills Children’s Court continues to operate and holds records for the…

St. Margaret’s Hospital (Darlinghurst, N.S.W.) Records 1894-1998

St. Margaret’s Hospital (Darlinghurst, N.S.W.) Records 1894-1998 is a collection of records held in the State Library of New South Wales. This collection includes patient records, baby books and baptismal registers. Access Conditions The records of St Margaret’s Hospital are restricted . Written authority from the Sisters of St. Joseph is required prior to access….

Catholic Children’s Homes Registers

Catholic Children’s Homes Registers is a collection held by Family Spirit comprising original or copies of admission registers of a number of children’s institutions. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact Family Spirit. Records Registers, either as originals or copies, from the following homes are held by Family Spirit: St Anne’s Liverpool, 1888…