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 Museums of History 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 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 Some of these records are open access, whereas access to others is restricted in order to protect…
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…
St Alban’s Family Group Home was opened on the 29 November 1981 in Aberdare and was run by the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. It was previously known as St Alban’s Home for Boys. The family group Home was built on the same grounds as the boy’s Home but in new premises, and the matron, Dulcie…
Biloela Reformatory School for Females was established in 1871 and was located in a small cottage on Cockatoo Island within the grounds of Biloela Industrial School. Girls were transferred to Biloela Reformatory School from Newcastle Reformatory School for Girls when it closed. Biloela Reformatory School for Females shut on 5 February 1800 and girls were…
The Secretary to the Governor was a position established when the Colony of New South Wales was founded on 26 January 1788. The Secretary to the Governor was an executive officer appointed by the Governor to complete duties at his discretion. These duties generally related to administration and recordkeeping of the new colony. The office…
Newcastle Reformatory School for Females was established on 19 January 1869. The Reformatory School was located in the North Wing and grounds attached to the Newcastle Public Industrial School for Girls with the same matron serving both schools. The Reformatory was established to house girls who had committed criminal offences. The Reformatory School was closed…
Carters’ Barracks, Boys Dormitory was established in 1820. It provided separate accommodation and a training program for convict boys under the age of 16 at Carters’ Barracks, Brickfields in Sydney. On arrival at the Barracks the boys became government apprentices and were trained to work as tradesmen. They lived at the Barracks for a maximum…
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