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Melbourne Benevolent Asylum

The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum opened in 1851. Due to a lack of other institutions in the colony at the time it was established, the Benevolent Asylum initially accommodated a wide range of people in need. This included children, until 1857 when children were transferred to the Melbourne Orphan Asylum at its new site in Emerald…

Anglican Diocese of Armidale – Contact Details

Please contact the The Registrar, Anglican Diocese of Armidale: Address: PO Box 198, Armidale NSW 2350 Phone: (02) 6772 4491 Email: registrar@armidaleanglicandiocese.com

Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs was established in November 2020 following machinery of government changes. The Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs was responsible for youth justice and child and family services including adoption, foster and kinship care. It was also the Queensland agency responsible for leading the response…

Villa Maria Society

The Villa Maria Society was established in 1948. Previously it was known as the Catholic Braille Writers’ Association, founded in 1907. From 1938, it ran the Villa Maria Hostel in Prahran, a residence for adult blind people. In 1957, Villa Maria Society established St Paul’s School for the Blind (which continues to operate in 2022…

Stolen Generations Reparations Package, Victorian government

The Stolen Generations Reparation Package was announced by the Victorian government in 2022. The aim of the package is to “help address the trauma and suffering caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, community, culture, identity and language”. The package is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed…

Seaforth Boys’ Home (Gosnells, W.A.) Photographs

Seaforth Boys’ Home (Gosnells, W.A.) Photographs is a collection of images from 1926 to 1932 held by the State Library of Western Australia. The collection includes photos of boys and buildings at Seaforth Salvation Army Boys’ Homes, Gosnells; Seaforth Salvation Army Boys’ Reformatory; and one likely of Seaforth Salvation Army Girls’ Home. The images also…

Records of the Apollo Bay Industrial Farm

The Records of the Apollo Bay Industrial Farm (Heathfield Homes Reformatory for Protestant Boys) are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. They comprise a ledger from 1914-1915 containing the names of 26 boys who lived at the farm; two diaries of daily activities from 1907 and 1915; letterbooks and minutes of meetings from…

Anglican Diocese of Melbourne – Contact Details

Please contact Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives: Phone: (03) 94811063 Email: archives@melbourneanglican.org.au

Records of Church of England Boys’ Society Farms

Records of Church of England Boys’ Society Farms are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. These records relate to the management of farm institutions run by the Church of England Boys’ Society (Cebs) in Victoria: the Cebs Training Farm located at Lysterfield and later Yering; and Burton Hall Training Farm at Tatura. Access…

Derby Leprosarium/ Hansens Disease/ Patients Monthly Return

Derby Leprosarium/ Hansens Disease/ Patients Monthly Return is a record within the Series titled ‘Files – Hospitals’, created by the Public Health Department of Western Australia and held by the State Records Office of Western Australia. This record contains financial returns information for the Derby Leprosarium, and possibly contains names of individual patients. Access Access…