The collection of records relating to Kate Cocks Memorial Babies Home held by Uniting Communities covers the date range 1930s to the 1970s. The collection includes administrative records such as minutes of meetings, matron’s reports and miscellaneous documents about the running of the home. Unfortunately the collection does not include admission records or personal files…
The collection Records of Koonibba Children’s Home includes personal record cards, a copy of the original register, the church register, copies of the periodical The Australian Lutheran, synodical reports and some photographs. This collection is held by the Lutheran Archives in South Australia. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact Lutheran Archives. Most…
State Records of South Australia holds records that contain information about Aboriginal people in South Australia, including children who were removed from their families by the state (also known as the Stolen Generations), and about Aboriginal missions, stations and reserves, and government policies impacting Aboriginal people. The records were kept by the State departments responsible…
The collection Records of Vaughan House held at the State Library of South Australia include mixed materials from c1955-1977 related to the former superintendent Beth McMenemie. The Library also holds a number of photographs of Vaughan House. The State Library also holds a number of oral history interviews related to Vaughan House as part of…
The collection Records of the Department for Community Welfare and Successor Agencies includes records created by the Department for Comminuty Welfare and its successor agencies. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact State Records South Australia. A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State…
State Records of South Australia hold a large collection of records created by the Destitute Board, which include records about children and unmarried mothers admitted to the Destitute Asylum and Lying-in Home, as well as records about the Industrial and Reformatory Schools at Brighton and Magill. The records include admissions registers to the Destitute Asylum…
The collection ‘Records of St Vincent de Paul Orphanage’ includes correspondence, news clippings, annual reports, and photographs related to St Vincent de Paul orphanage. This collection dates from the 1890s to the 1970s and is held by the Adelaide Catholic Archdiocesan Archives. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Adelaide Catholic Archdiocesan…
The JD Somerville Oral History Collection was established in 1987 as the central repository for unpublished oral history tapes and transcripts in South Australia. The collection is intended to provide an oral record of all aspects of the South Australian experience and particularly of those who are poorly represented in documentary records, such as low…
The Records of St Stanislaus House contains very limited records related to St Stanislaus House. It is known to contain one manilla folder titled ‘Polish Orphanage’, containing a single document, a quote for building maintenance in 1955. Some records were held at the Home prior to its demolition in 2012. It is thought that these…
The collection ‘Records of St Vincent de Paul Orphanage’ includes Admission and discharge books and registers, and some minutes related to St Vincent de Paul Orphanage. The collection covers the dates 1866 to 1975, and is held by the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards…
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