Wongala Junior Red Cross Home in Turramurra was established in 1947 as one of several children’s homes run by the Australian Red Cross. Wongala was described in The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser ‘as a holiday home for the delicate sons of service and ex-servicemen’. There were 10 boys already living at Wongala when it…
Eleanor MacKinnon Memorial Junior Red Cross Home was officially opened on 15 February 1938 as a boys’ home in Ramsgate. It had, however, already taken in groups of boys over the preceding summer. In 1942-1943, the Home temporarily relocated to ‘Belltrees’, near Scone. After moving back to the Ramsgate location, the Home closed in early…
Visitors’ Book for Nautical School Ship “Vernon” (1886-1892) and “Sobraon” (1892-1910) is a visitors book for the Nautical School Ship ‘Vernon’ and its replacement the ‘Sobraon’. The book records the date of visit, name of visitor, and any remarks made by the visitor. Access Conditions These records are open access. For access to these records…
Kurrawong House was established by the St Vincent de Paul Society as a girls hostel around 1967 in Granville/Parramatta. Kurrawong House became a youth hostel and accommodated both boys and girls from c.1982. In 1986 Kurrawong House joined with Sienna Youth Crisis Centre and provided what was described as a total service, including assessment, crisis…
The Entrance books [Industrial Schools Branch] record details of the apprehension and committal of boys to the Nautical School Ship ‘Vernon’ and later the ‘Sobraon’ Training Ship under the Industrial School Act. Access Conditions These records are open access. To access these records please contact State Archives NSW. Records Quantity: 7 volumes
Stockton Mental Hospital was opened in 1917 in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. Prior to that it was known as Stockton Hospital for the Insane. It is not clear exactly when children began to be admitted but from 1937 the idea of new wards or buildings especially for children within the hospital was reported….
The Immigration Photographic Archive 1946 – today is a collection of photographs held by the National Archives of Australia, relating to immigration to Australia dating from 1946. It includes photographs relating to child migration from Britain. These images have been digitised and are available to view online. Access Conditions Open.
The Client Files held by Challenge Community Services include records relating to clients of the Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service. Challenge took over the running of Pathways from Baptist Community Services in 2013. Access Conditions Conditional access. Records Challenge Community Services took over the running of Pathways Out of Home Care Youth…
Please contact Challenge Community Services: Postal Address: PO BOX 487, Tamworth, NSW 2340 Phone: (02) 6763 1800 or 1800 679 129 Email: info@challengecommunity.org.au
The John Mulligan Photograph Collection, ca. 1960-1976 is a collection of photographs taken by John Aloysius Mulligan between 1960 and 1976. The subjects are social, religious and cultural events in Australia. The acetate negatives have been discarded due to deteoriation but the National Library of Australia holds digital copies of all the images. The collection…
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