The Apprenticeship Act 1851 [2/1851 (15 Vic. No.2)], also known as ‘An Act to make further provision for the apprenticing of the Children in the Male and Female Orphan Schools and other poor Children’, amended the Apprenticeship Act 1844. It gave greater powers to supervisors of the Male and Female Orphan Schools. It gave them…
The Admissions Register of the Home of Hope for Friendless and Fallen Women (South Sydney Women’s Hospital) are three volumes of registers. According to Professor Lynette Russell, archivist of the Nursing History Research Unit, these were retrieved from a rubbish pile at Rozelle Hospital and donated to the Nursing History Research Unit. Professor Russell believes…
The Apprenticeship Act 1828, also known as ‘An Act for enabling persons holding certain Public Offices in New South Wales to take Apprentices to serve under them and their Successors in Office and for regulating all matters relating to Masters and Apprentices’, [98/1828 (9 Geo. IV No.8)] allowed apprentices to be bound, as well as…
The Deserted Wives and Children Act 1840 [10/1840 (4 Vic. No.5)] was created to protect women and children who had been ‘deserted’ by their husbands or fathers, and left without financial support. It included ‘illegitimate’ as well as legitimate children in its terms, so long as proving paternity didn’t rest only on the mother’s oath….
Surry Hills Children’s Court, in Glebe, holds some records of the Bidura Children’s Court and the former Metropolitan Children’s Court. These records were previously held by Bidura Children’s Court until its closure in 2017, when they were transferred to Surry Hills Children’s Court. Surry Hills Children’s Court continues to operate and holds records for the…
In December 2024, the Find & Connect web resource was informed that the Nursing History Research Unit no longer exists. We are currently trying to clarify the whereabouts of its collection. If you have any further information, please contact us. The Nursing History Research Unit, Sydney Nursing School at the University of Sydney is a…
In December 2024, the Find & Connect web resource was informed that the Nursing History Research Unit no longer exists. We are currently trying to clarify the whereabouts of its collection. Please contact us if you have any further information. Please contact the Nursing History Research Unit: Address: Room C1.02, 1st Floor, Sydney Nursing School…
The Liverpool State Hospital and Home was formerly the Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute. It was a hospital and home that was for adults and young people in need of support, including people with disabilities. It was run by the New South Wales Government and operated from 1933 until 1962.
The Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute was run by the New South Wales Government from 1862 until 1933. It had formerly been the Liverpool Asylum, run by the Benevolent Society. The Asylum provided refuge for men, including youths, described at the time as being “poor and infirm”. Those residents able to assist in…
Ormond House, more commonly known as Juniper Hall, is a historic mansion on the corner of Ormond Street and Oxford Street in Paddington that was built in 1824. It has a long history as an institution for children. It served as the first Asylum for Destitute Children run by the Society for the Relief of…
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