The Department of Public Instruction controlled reformatories, industrial schools and training vessels from 1881, until the responsibility for such institutions were transferred to the Child Welfare Department in 1923. The Public Instruction Department was created by the Public Instruction Act 1880. This Act removed government funding from religious schools and made it compulsory for all…
Aboriginal schools were separate public schools in New South Wales. They were created because Aboriginal children were legally required to attend school, but could be excluded from public schools if non-Aboriginal parents complained about their presence. The syllabus for Aboriginal Schools stopped at Grade 3, meaning children attending them were disadvantaged. Teachers in Aboriginal Schools…
The New South Wales Department of Child Welfare (and its predecessor and successor departments) created a wide range of records about state wards. These records contain personal information about former wards of the state, and include case files, ward history cards, foster parent files, registers and indexes of children in certain types of institutions, after-care…
Index Cards Relating To Institutional Inmates are a series of index cards relating to children who were residents of various institutions. They contain the following information: name, address, date of birth, offence, place of court committal, place of birth, parents’ names, physical description and discharge dates. Access Conditions Access to these records is currently restricted….
Records held by Nunya Foster Care Agency included foster care case files (1988 onwards) containing information about the placement of children in the foster care program. Children who entered this program were generally placed for three to six months, and were usually returned to their parents. The information in these files included: name and age…
Kemblawarra Child and Family Centre holds records dating back to 1980 about their emergency care service. The records include information about admissions, discharges, and enrollments, case work files, and general information forms about clients. Access Conditions Access to information is limited to past clients and their families on a ‘need to know’ basis. For access…
The Records held by the Convent of Mercy Archives include Admssion Registers from St Brigid’s Girls’ Home, St Michael’s Orphanage and St Michael’s Children’s Home. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Sisters of Mercy, Parramatta Congregation. Access to information is generally restricted to the person to whom the information relates, or…
Records held by Presbyterian Social Services include casework files for all youths who resided at Kyle Williams Home, New Anchor and Cornerstone since 1988. The files contain information about the youth including: name; date of birth; names of parents and siblings; family background information; reason for entering the residential unit; referral details; counselling information; case…
The Burnside Archive includes records dating back to the establishment of the Burnside children’s homes in 1911. Records include client files, admission records, and hospital admission registers. The information listed below is indicative of the type of information contained in these records, however this may vary depending on who created the record, the Home it…
Records held by Wesley Mission includes client files and admission, discharge, and notification registers relating to the Children’s Homes run by Wesley Mission and its predecessors, dating back to 1893. The information listed below is indicative of the type of information contained in these records, however this may vary depending on who created the record,…
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