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Admission Registers, St John’s Home, Auburn Street

This series of Admission Registers relates to St John’s Home, Auburn Street. In most cases these registers contain the following: name of child; date of birth; dates of admission and discharge; former address (sometimes only the name of a town); and religion. The name of at least one parent appears. If siblings came into care…

Admission Register, St John’s Orphanage, Thurgoona

The Admission Register from St John’s Orphanage, Thurgoona date from 1882 to 1995. In most cases the Register contains the following information: name of child; date of birth; dates of admission and discharge; former address (sometimes only the name of a town); and religion. The name of at least one parent appears. If siblings came…

Record of Admission, Holy Family Children’s Home

The Record of Admission is an archival series relating to the Holy Family Children’s Home. The information recorded includes: name of child; date of birth; date of admission; parents’ names and addresses; and reason for admission. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Sisters of the Holy Family. Access to information is…

Admission Registers, St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst

This series of Admission Registers was created by St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bathurst (Girls’ Home). The series is made up of one volume covering 1867-1938 and contains handwritten entries of details of children admitted to the orphanage during that period. The information includes: Name, Age, Date of Entrance/Admission, Religion, Date of Birth, First Communion, Confirmation, Date…

Croagh Patrick Orphanage Records

Croagh Patrick Orphanage Records is a collection of records held by the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Archives & Heritage Centre. The records date from 1929 to 1981 and relate to Croagh Patrick Home and Croagh Patrick Orphanage. The collection is made up of seven series including; Admission…

Admission Registers, St Joseph’s Orphanage, Goulburn

This Series of Admission Registers comprises two registers of handwritten entries about girls who were admitted to St Joseph’s Orphanage, Goulburn. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Archives and Heritage Centre of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Physical access to the records is…

Notification of Reception, Holy Family Children’s Home

Notification of Reception is an archival series relating to the Holy Family Children’s Home. These volumes contain carbon copies of Returns of Particulars to be Registered Pursuant to section 34 of the Child Welfare Act 1939, regulation 42 (Child Welfare Department Form 14). The information recorded includes: full name of child; date and place of…

Notifications of Discharge, Holy Family Children’s Home

These Notifications of Discharge forms are declarations by the custodian (i.e. the Matron of the home) to the Director of the Child Welfare Department that custody of the child is being relinquished. The forms record: the name of the child; the address of the custodian; to whom the child was discharged (e.g. parent) and their…

Notice of Reception, Discharge, Death or Admission to Hospital, Holy Family Children’s Home

Notice of Reception, Discharge, Death or Admission to Hospital is an archival series which contains duplicates of notices relating to discharges of children from the Holy Family Children’s Home to someone or somewhere other than the parents, in accordance with regulations 47A(w) and 47B(g) of the Child Welfare Act 1939. Access Conditions For access to…

Records of the Good Shepherd Sisters, New South Wales

The Records of the the Good Shepherd Sisters, New South Wales date from 1913 to 1981 and includes records related to the Home of the Good Shepherd, Ashfield, Rosemount, and Toongabbie. The records are held by Good Shepherd Archives in Abbotsford, Victoria. Access Conditions Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their…