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New South Wales - Archival Series
Immigrant Children's Registers [School Attendance/Licensing Branch, Department of Community Services] (1967 - 1970)
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- 1967
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- 1970
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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 in Australia. These young people were generally sponsored by organisations such as the Big Brother Movement and Dr Barnardo's, and were under the supervision of Child Welfare Officers following their placements in the community.
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Access Conditions
Access to these records is currently restricted. In New South Wales, records relating to individuals, such as case files and correspondence are closed to public access for 100 years. Records such as registers and indexes are closed to public access for 80 years.
Care Leavers wishing to access records about themselves will need to complete a Care Leaver Records Access Application Form (downloadable from the Care Leaver Records Access Unit website or available at a Community Services Centre). Completed application forms with proof of identity can be sent to the Care Leaver Records Access Unit, or lodged with a Community Services Centre. For further information please contact the Care Leaver Records Access Unit.
Records
The registers include information such as registration number, child's name, name of school they are attending, and filing action.
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Please contact the Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services:
Address: Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 1300 137 160 or (02) 9716 2500
Email: CareLeaverRecordsAccessUnit@facs.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/out-of-home-care/about-out-of-home-care/were-you-in-out-of-home-care
We do not currently have any records linked to this organisation, but records may exist.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
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The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
