This archival collection contains records relating to St Gaberiel’s residential ‘home’ run by the Christian Brothers. St Gabriel’s was a residential ‘home’ for boys aged between 5 and 17 with a hearing impairment established in 1922. From1973 onwards St Gabriel’s became a co-educational day school. The records in this collection are held at St Edmund’s…
This archival collection contains records relating to St Edmund’s residential ‘home’ run by the Christian Brothers. St Edmund’s was a residential ‘home’ for boys aged between 5 and 17 with a visual impairment established in 1951. From1980 onwards St Edmund’s became a day school and is as of 2014 co-educational. The records in this collection…
These are records created by Minda Children’s Court and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children attending hearings at Minda Children’s Court, as well as administrative information, and include depositions, appeal registers, committals for trial, and correspondence. Access Conditions Access to these records is currently restricted. In New…
These are records created by Minda Remand Centre and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children at Minda, and include case files, medical records, visitor books, punishment registers, and property registers. The majority of these records date from between 1966 and 1976. Access Conditions Access to these records…
The Department of Family and Community Services holds some records relating to Adoption. Note that other records are held at the State Records Authority of New South Wales. Contact the Adoption Information Unit for more information and to apply for access. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted. Contact the Adoption Information Unit within…
United Protestant Association of New South Wales Records include a variety of records of the children’s Homes managed by the 12 District Executives of the United Protestant Association of New South Wales (UPA). This includes admission and discharge registers, children’s holiday applications, photographs, state and district minutes and issues of the Protestant World Magazine. Access…
Barnardo’s Australia is a collection of records held by Barnardo’s Australia that relate to the orphanages, children’s homes and Child Migration Schemes run and or participated in by Barnardo’s Australia. The type of records in this collection include shipping lists, a card index of child migrants, photographs, films and memorabilia. Access Conditions Barnardos Australia provides…
This collection contains records relating to St Catherine’s Orphanage from the period 1961-1990. Note that while the Orphanage opened in 1931, the whereabouts of records from before 1961 are not known. This collection contains: Index of Residents, 1961-1990. It is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the resident, and includes the following information: name; date…
Croagh Patrick Orphanage Records is a collection of records held by the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Archives & Heritage Centre. The records date from 1929 to 1981 and relate to Croagh Patrick Home and Croagh Patrick Orphanage. The collection is made up of seven series including; Admission…
The Records of the the Good Shepherd Sisters, New South Wales date from 1913 to 1981 and includes records related to the Home of the Good Shepherd, Ashfield, Rosemount, and Toongabbie. The records are held by Good Shepherd Archives in Abbotsford, Victoria. Access Conditions Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their…