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Inmates Journals, Benevolent Society of New South Wales

Inmates Journals are a daily journal showing the admission and discharge of residents at the Sydney Benevolent Asylum, Royal Hospital for Women and Renwick Hospital for Infants. The journals include the name, age, religion, place of origin, marital status, brief case history and medical remarks of the resident. They also include the ship and year…

Index To Admissions And Discharges, Benevolent Society of New South Wales

Index To Admissions And Discharges record the name, age, religion, date of admission and discharge reason (e.g. to boarding out officer, to family, to another institution, to billet, with permission, absconded, expelled or deceased). Access Conditions An online search for this index can be accessed through https://sydneybenevolentasylum.com/index.php?page=search-index. Records The volumes index admissions and discharges at:…

Index To Admissions And Discharges, Benevolent Society of New South Wales

Index To Admissions And Discharges records the name of patients (and births), the name of the institution to which admitted (i.e. Royal Hospital for Women, Renwick Hospital for Infants, Scarba House), the date of admission and discharge and how they were discharged (e.g. home, another institution, deceased). This index ceased to record admissions to the…

Dr. Barnardo’s in Australia, records

This collection titled ‘Dr. Barnardo’s in Australia, records’ includes records relating to children’s progress in home and work placements placement between 1921 and 1980s. These records particularly focus on Former Child Migrants and largely consist of individual care leavers files, which record personal information such as names, dates of birth and/or details of admission or…

Former residents’ files (incomplete), Iandra Methodist Rural Centre

These records are, in the main, partial files consisting of a few single sheets. The records are not standardised, but may include medical and school reports, family background reports for court and other purposes, and progress reports on residents. The records are not complete for any individual or any time period. Access Conditions For access…

Letter Books, Iandra Methodist Rural Centre

These volumes (c.1960s) contain copies of letters sent from Iandra, Greenthorpe to Methodist circuits (similar to parishes) regarding children from Iandra who were sponsored by families under an ‘adopt a resident’ scheme. These children may have been hosted by families on weekends or for school holidays. The letters name the children and link them with…

Former residents’ files (incomplete), Iandra Lodge

These records are, in the main, partial files consisting of a few single sheets. The records are not standardised, but may include medical and school reports, family background reports for court and other purposes, and progress reports on residents. The records are not complete for any individual or any time period. Access Conditions For access…

Former residents’ files, [no date], Heighway House

These records are, in the main, partial files consisting of a few single sheets. The records are not standardised, but may include medical and school reports, family background reports for court and other purposes, and progress reports on residents. The records are not complete for any individual or any time period. Access Conditions For access…

Former residents’ files (incomplete), Westwood

These records are, in the main, partial files consisting of a few single sheets. The records are not standardised, but may include medical and school reports, family background reports for court and other purposes, and progress reports on residents. The records are not complete for any individual or any time period. Access Conditions For access…

Register of Children, St Joseph’s Orphanage, Kincumber

The Register of Children from St Joseph’s Orphanage, Kincumber includes the following information: child’s name, date and place of birth; date received and date discharged; to whom discharged; religion; and parent’s name, address and occupation. Access Conditions All written and phone requests for information in relation to former residents of St Joseph’s Home Kincumber should…