St. Christopher’s Home for Little Children, Records is a collection of records dating from 1920 to 1979 and held by the University of Newcastle Library’s Cultural Collections. St. Christopher’s Home for Little Children, Records is part of the Diocese of Newcastle Children’s Homes collection. The collection consists of correspondence files, registers of admission, illness, and…
The child rescue movement was an outgrowth of the evangelical revival in England, it captured the imagination of many Australian philanthropists during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, leaving a particular mark on colonial and state child welfare services. Child rescuers argued that the existing orphanages and statutory organisations were too passive in their…
The Salvation Army Australia came into being in 2018 – the Australia Territory Board of Governance held its first meeting in September 2018. Previously, the Salvation Army structure had comprised the Southern and Eastern Territories. In 2022, the Salvation Army (also known as The Salvos) continues to provide a range of community services in Australia,…
Salvation Army Australia, Records of Homes in the former Eastern Territory is a collection relating to Salvation Army children’s institutions in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The Salvation Army also holds records relating to maternity Homes and adoptions conducted in its Eastern Territory. The surviving records vary for each institution however…
The Murdoch Holiday Home was a holiday home run by Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children. It opened at Murdoch Street, Huskisson on 6 November 1954. It was a holiday home for children living at other Burnside homes. Children from each of the Burnside homes spent two weeks at the Huskisson home every year. It was…
The Anglican Diocese of Armidale was established in 1914. Previously, it was known as the Diocese of Armidale and Grafton. The Diocese had two children’s Homes, run by a committee of management – Ohio Boys’ Home and Coventry Home. In a statement to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2016,…
The Salvation Army, Australian Territory was established in 1880 when the first members of the church came to Australia. From 1880 until 1907, the Salvation Army Australasian Territory comprised the church’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. In 1907, the Australian Territory was separated from New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. In 1921, the…
churches of Christ NSW & ACT holds a collection of records dating from 1936 to 1971 relating to the Dunmore Boys’ Home (also known as Dunmore House) at the churches of Christ Resource Centre in Rhodes. Access Conditions People wishing to access these records need to contact the churches of Christ in NSW and ACT…
Kurnell Gardens was run by the State Children’s Relief Department as a remand home for children from Broken Hill who had been charged with offences by the police and were awaiting court appointments or being sent to other institutions. It was officially opened in December 1937, however it had been running since November 1936 when…
The Theresian Holiday Home, also known as Liseux, was opened at Padstow Park in 1938. It was run by the Theresian Club, an organisation of Catholic women closely associated with the Sisters of Charity. The Home provided short holidays in a bushland setting for disadvantaged children from Sydney. Children between the ages of three and…
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