Straight View Farm Reformatory School was established in Harcourt, Victoria in 1895. It accommodated Roman Catholic boys from the ages of 11 to 17. It closed in 1919. The Straight View Farm Reformatory School was a private reformatory established to accommodate Roman Catholic boys at Harcourt. Their housing in this small cottage farm school, where…
The Mental Health Photograph Collection previously available at Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital Library contains around 3,000 items. These date from the mid 1800s to 2002, with most pictures taken in the 1960s. Access Conditions Access to the materials is for non-commercial use only. Library users may not use or have access to the photographs unless…
Please contact the Executive Officer, Carry On (Victoria): Postal address: PO Box 39, Flinders Lane VIC 8009 Phone: (03) 9629 2648 Website: http://www.carryonvictoria.org.au/contact/
Please contact Freedom of Information Officer, Ballarat Health Services: Postal Address: FOI Officer, Health Information Services, Grampians Health Ballarat, PO Box 577, Ballarat VIC 3353 Phone: (03) 5320 4368 Email: freedomofinformation@gh.org.au Website: https://www.bhs.org.au/for-patients-families-friends/freedom-of-information/
Please contact the CatholicCare Victoria Adoption Information Service: Postal Address: 3 Wingfield Street, Footscray VIC 3011 Phone: (03) 9689 3888 Email: adoptions@ccam.org.au Website: https://www.ccam.org.au/page/120/adoption-information-service/
Please contact the Library Manager, Royal Melbourne Hospital Health Sciences Library: Postal Address: PO Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville VIC 3050 Phone: (03) 9342 7346 Email: rmh.libinfo@mh.org.au Website: https://library.mh.org.au/
Please contact the Archivist, University of Melbourne Archives: Postal Address: Archives, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Phone: (03) 8344 6848 or (03) 8344 0590 Email: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.au Website: https://archives.unimelb.edu.au/
The Antonian Children’s Home as it was known from 1966, formerly the Antonian Institute for Children, was established in Richmond in 1959 to cater for children of Italian origin, including state wards. It closed in 1979. The Antonian Institute for Children was established at 311 Church Street, Richmond in 1959 by the Daughters of Divine…
The Geelong Female Refuge was established in 1868 at Kildare, initially to house and reform ‘fallen’ women who had nowhere to live. By 1893 the Refuge accepted pregnant unmarried women who were prepared to have their babies at the refuge and remain for a further 12 months with their baby. By 1928 it had evolved…
Blamey House, in Willsmere Road, Kew, was run by Melbourne Legacy. Until 1977, the Home had been known as Harelands. It provided accommodation for boys aged 13 years and older, who were children of deceased service personnel. It closed in 1980. Blamey House (1977-1980) was in Willsmere Road, Kew. The property had previously been a…
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