The Immigrant Children’s Registers were created by the School Attendance and Licensing Branch of the Department of Community Services, NSW, and are now held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). They record information about young people (under 21 years of age) entering the country who have no parent or blood relatives responsible for them…
This appeal register contains information about children attending Yasmar Children’s Court for appeal hearings, many of whom would have been detained at the Yasmar Remand Centre. The register is now held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). It includes information such as the name of the child (appelant), date of the hearing, offence charged…
These books contain inspection reports for Kinchela Aboriginal Public School, which was likely attended by children from Kinchela Training Home for Aboriginal Boys. The inspection reports include general remarks about the management of the school, relationships between staff and students, discipline of the students, attendance, and the range and effectiveness of the teaching. These books…
This series contains letters sent by the master of the Native Institution at Parramatta to the Trustees of the Clergy and School Lands of NSW, which oversaw the institution. They are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). It is possible that some of the letters contain information about children admitted to the institution,…
These files are institutional case files containing details about children who spent time at Yawarra Training School for Boys. There are 94 boxes of files. They are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). Access Conditins Access to these records is currently restricted. In New South Wales, records relating to individuals, such as case…
Record Cards of Aboriginal Children is a series of records held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The cards were created by the Aborigines Welfare Board about Aboriginal children in New South Wales. There are two types of card in this series – the Aboriginal Child Record Card, and the Aborigines’ Record Card –…
Lantern slides taken by Ruby Hyde are images held by the State Library of South Australia. They are slides taken or collected by Hyde when she was Matron of Colebrook Home. Access Conditions Out of copyright. Many images are available online on the State Library of South Australia website. Five of the slides require special…
Roll of inmates is a record held by Museums of History (State Archives) New South Wales. It contains information about children admitted to the Shaftesbury Reformatory, including name, offence, sentence, date of conviction, court, and ‘disposal of child’ (where the child went on being discharged from the reformatory). Access information These records are open and…
St Catherine’s School – Newtown – Examination Register, Inspector’s Reports is a series of records held by Geelong Heritage Centre Archives. They contain information relating to St Catherine’s Primary School, which was attended by girls from St Catherine’s Orphanage & St Catherine’s Children’s Home. These records may contain information relating to children from St Catherine’s…
Indentures (Guardianship) is a series of records created by the Child Welfare Department of Western Australia. It contains records about guardianship and custody of child migrants. The records consist of legal agreements between the Under Secretary for Lands and Immigration (who was the legal guardian of child migrants in Western Australia), and the children’s homes,…
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