The Notification of Reception Books is a series of records created by St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst (Girls’ Home). The series is made up of one volume containing handwritten completion of forms to comply with the provisions of the Infant Protection Act, No 27, 1904. The records contain information including: Name of Place; Address; Date of…
This series of records was created by St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst (Girls’ Home). The series is made up of one volume containing handwritten completion of forms to comply with the provisions of the Child Welfare Act 1939–Regulations 47A(w) and 47b(g), at the time of the closure of the Orphanage in 1975. These records are managed…
Record Cards is a series of records created by St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst (Girls’ Home). The series is made up of photocopies of forty record cards. The records only relate to girls admitted between May 1962 and July 1968. The information includes: Name; Date of Birth; Date of Admission; Details of Parents; Details of other…
Mangrove Mountain Crown Reserve for Homeless and Needy Young Persons was located at Mangrove Mountain near Gosford. It was on a site that formerly acommodated the Forest Farm Community, a project of the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association in around 1983 and 1984. Wesley Mission (NSW) ran the Trust from 1990 until 2010. In…
The Homeless Children’s Association Refuge was located at 429 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst. It was run by the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association from May 1981 until July 1983. Also known as 429, it was a shelter for homeless children and youth and hundreds of young people passed through its doors. By July 1983, the…
The New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association was formed in 1980. It was an advocacy body for homeless youth and ran a shelter for homeless children and youth in Darlinghurst from 1981 until 1983, and a number of other projects in inner city Sydney. The Association established the Forest Farm Community at Mangrove Mountain near…
Please contact the Family Records Unit, Department of Aboriginal Affairs: Postal Address: PO Box 207, Mascot NSW 1460 Phone: 1800 019 998 Email: familyhistory@aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au Website: https://www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au/healing-and-reparations/family-records-service/
Margaret Harris Hospital was built at North Parramatta in 1917 by Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children as a hospital for children who were living in the Homes. It was later replaced by a larger building on Masons Drive, opposite the North Parramatta Burnside Homes. The last patient was discharged on 23 June 1982 and the…
Please contact Health Information Services, Royal North Shore Hospital: Postal address: Level 2, Building 29, Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW 2065 Phone: (02) 9462 9777 Email: NSLHD-RNSHIS-MEDICOLEGAL@health.nsw.gov.au Website: https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/AboutUs/Pages/How-do-I-access-my-health-care-records.aspx
Please contact Museums of History New South Wales: Postal Address: PO Box 516, Kingswood NSW 2747 Phone: (02) 9673 1788 Email: info@mhnsw.au Website: https://mhnsw.au/about-us/contact/https://mhnsw.au/about-us/contact/
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