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…
These are records created by Stockton Hospital for the Insane that are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about patients at the hospital, and include admission and discharge/death registers. Access Conditions Records containing patient information are closed for 110 years. For access to these records please contact the NSW…
The Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society Receiving Home in La Trobe Street, Melbourne, was a Home for the temporary care of children. It was closely associated with child rescuer Selina Sutherland who established the Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society in 1894. From the early 1880s Sutherland had been taking in children as part of her…
These are records created the Protestant Orphan School and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children at the school, and admission registers and correspondence. Additional records relating to children at the Protestant Orphan School can be found in the records of the Male and Female Orphan Schools, which…
These are records created by Institution for Boys, Tamworth, and Endeavour House, that are held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The records contain information about children at the Institution/Endeavour House and include admission and discharge registers, punishment registers, daily reports, medical records, correspondence, case-work meeting minutes, and other administrative records. Access Conditions Access…
These are records created by the Riverina Welfare Farm for Boys, Yanco, and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The collection includes three series of records that contain information about boys that spent time at the farm – a doctor’s book, a dentist’s book and a visitor’s book. Access Conditions Access to these…
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