Allanville Home was established at Wellington by the Department of Community Services as a receiving home for state wards. It was established in the mid-1970s and housed 15 children at a time. Allanville Home closed in 1995. A search of available information about Allanville Home turns up both positive and negative stories. In 2003 the…
Anglewood was established by the Child Welfare Department in 1943 at Burradoo, near Bowral, as a boarding school for boys whose ‘only reason for committal was school truancy’. Boys were detained in the home for up to two years. Some children were transferred from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and placed in this Home. Anglewood…
The Methodist Adoption Agency provided adoption services until the 1970s. When it ceased to be an adoption agency, its records were transferred to the Department of Community Services.
Seventh Day Adventist Adoption Agency provided adoption services in New South Wales until 1993. Its records are held by the Department of Community Services’ Adoption Information Service. The files relating to adoptions arranged by the Seventh Day Adventist Adoption Agency, which ceased operating in 1993, were transferred to the Department of Community Services’ Adoption Information…
The State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales was established in 1961 by the Archives Act, No 46 of 1960 and is responsible for collecting, managing and preserving New South Wales Government records. In 1999 the State Records Act 1998 came into effect, replacing the Archives Act 1960. Prior to 1961, archives were…
Masonic Orphan Schools was founded in 1922 at Baulkham Hills (in Sydney’s north west) for the care and education of the children of deceased Freemasons. In 1924 its name was changed to William Thompson Memorial School. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all…
Wybalena was established in the former William Thompson Masonic School hospital at Baulkham Hills. It was converted into a family group home for boys. The children moved into their new accommodation on 27 November 1976. In 1978 a new building was built to replace the old hospital building. The home closed around the 1990s. In…
Orana was established by William Thompson Masonic School in 1978 at Baulkham Hills as a family group home. It closed in the early 1990s. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all records relating to the Masonic Orphan Schools, William Thompson Masonic School and…
The William Thompson Masonic School was founded in 1922 at Baulkham Hills (in Sydney’s north west) for the care and education of the children of deceased Freemasons. It had previously been Masonic Orphan Schools. Different sources give different dates when the school was closed. The site was sold to the Hills Shire Council in December…
Boronia was established in 1976 at Castle Hill by the Freemasons for use as a family group home. It was for girls. It closed in the 1990s. In 2012 Find and Connect staff were advised by the United Grand Lodge of the Masons NSW/ACT that all records relating to the Masonic Orphan Schools, William Thompson…
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