This Series of Admission Registers comprises two registers of handwritten entries about girls who were admitted to St Joseph’s Orphanage, Goulburn. Access Conditions Application for access must be made, in writing, to the Archivist, providing personal identification documents to establish the right to access information. Physical access to the records is not permitted due to…
Notification of Reception is an archival series relating to the Holy Family Children’s Home. These volumes contain carbon copies of Returns of Particulars to be Registered Pursuant to section 34 of the Child Welfare Act 1939, regulation 42 (Child Welfare Department Form 14). The information recorded includes: full name of child; date and place of…
These Notifications of Discharge forms are declarations by the custodian (i.e. the Matron of the home) to the Director of the Child Welfare Department that custody of the child is being relinquished. The forms record: the name of the child; the address of the custodian; to whom the child was discharged (e.g. parent) and their…
Notice of Reception, Discharge, Death or Admission to Hospital is an archival series which contains duplicates of notices relating to discharges of children from the Holy Family Children’s Home to someone or somewhere other than the parents, in accordance with regulations 47A(w) and 47B(g) of the Child Welfare Act 1939. Access Conditions Access to information…
The Admission Register records the following information: name of child; date of birth; date of admission; parents’ names and occupations; and remarks. Quantity: 1 volume. Access Conditions Access to information contained in these records is restricted to former residents of the Home, and their family members. Proof of identity must be provided when requesting information….
Orphanage Records (incomplete) is an archival series held by CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services. It comprises 11 lever arch folders containing the known surviving records of several of the Catholic orphanages and children’s homes in the Hunter region, including Murray Dwyer Home, Mayfield; Bishop Murray Memorial Girls Home, Maitland; and the Monte Pio Home. Access Conditions…
The Sherbrook Residential Care Unit: Client Files are held by CatholicCare, Diocese of Broken Bay. The amount and type of information contained on these files varies from file to file. All files contain basic personal and family information, including: name of child; age; parents’ names; and addresses. More comprehensive information which may appear on some…
These Client Files (1949-present) contain general information about the children who have been enrolled at St John of God Kendall Grange. Information about the child includes: name; date of birth; admission and discharge dates; reason for admission; medical history; information about the child’s family and information about any previous placements. The files are arranged in…
The Adoption Files held by Family Spirit date back to 1967. The files contain all information relating to the adoption of each child, from the birth to post adoption contacts. Biographical information about the birth parents is attached, along with counselling records and interview notes. Details of the adoptive parents are, along with their application…
The Residential Care Client Files held by CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services relate to children and young people who were part of the residential care program operated by Centacare Newcastle (later known as CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services). The content of these files varies from child to child and over time; some are more comprehensive than others….
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