The Good Shepherd Archive was established in 1983 and is located in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria. The Archive cares for the records of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Australia and New Zealand. The records, from Good Shepherd institutions around Australia, date from 1863 to the present day. The Good Shepherd Archive’s collection includes many records about…
The Sydney Female Mission Home was established on 17 November 1873. It was an institution for single pregnant women. It also admitted some single mothers together with their infants. It was a Protestant organisation run by a committee of women, with a non-sectarian admission policy. It was located in premises on Elizabeth Street, Sydney, overlooking…
The Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998 was passed on 14 December 1998. This Act had the full title: An Act to repeal the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987; to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987: and to amend certain other Acts as a consequence of the enactment of the…
The Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW was established in November 2007, when the Governor commissioned The Hon. James Wood, AO, QC to conduct an inquiry to determine what changes within the child protection system were required to cope with future levels of demand. The Report was handed down in November…
St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is a collection of records dating from 1920 to 1976 and held by the University of Newcastle Library’s Cultural Collections. St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is part of the Diocese of Newcastle Children’s Homes collection. The collection consists of correspondence files, record books, meeting minutes, matron’s reports, child…
Please contact the Archivist, Sisters of Mercy Archives (North Sydney): Postal address: 29 McLaren Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060 Phone: 0418 294 693 Email: jryanrsm@icloud.com Website: https://www.nsmercy.org.au/our-story/archives
Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) Historical Records includes historical information, documents, annual reports, memorabilia and photos about institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney). The collection includes: Historical information, documents, annual reports and photographs relating to Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara, mainly from the 1960s Photographs of staff and children, St Catherine’s…
The Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009 had the full title: An Act to amend the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and other legislation to give effect to recommendations of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW; and for other purposes. This Act was part…
Mackay House was established by Dr Barnardos in Australia as a family group home around 1970 in Killarney Heights. It closed around 1973.
Karingal House was opened in 1960 as a family group home by Dr Barnardo’s Homes (Australia Branch) in Lindfield. Karingal House closed in 1984. Prior to 1960, Karingal House was a small transitional home run by Barnardo’s for young women while they became established in employment. It became a family group home in 1960.
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