These 55 Admission Cards record details of children admitted to the Colebrook Home. These cards are held by Colebrooke Tji Tji Tjuta. Cards include: (1) Surname, (2) Christian name, (3) Birthday, (4) Birth place, (5) Admission date, (6) Mother’s name, (7) Father’s name, (8) Address, (9) Remarks. Notes on contents – (9) Remarks: include admittances…
Left hand page contains following headings: (1) Number, (2) Name, (3) Age, (4) Date of birth, (5) Late place of residence, (6) What relatives in the Colony, where Living, Earnings and Occupation. Right hand page includes: (7) Court of committal, (8) Reasons for admission etc. (9) Date of admission, (10) Date of leaving, (11) Where…
Kate Cocks Babies’ Home – Photographs is a photo album from 1950 from the Methodist Home for Babies and Unmarried Mothers (which was renamed Kate Cocks Babies’ Home in 1954). There is one small green soft-cover album of photographs donated by a former staff member. Many photographs of babies and children, often labelled with Christian…
Boxes contain various documents relating to diet and meals for girls resident in the home, fundraising and promotional material, Annual reports of various committees connected with the homes and papers relating to the redevelopment and sell off of the homes. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as…
Historical summaries, booklets, extracts from minutes, correspondence and news clippings related to the life of Kate Cocks and the history of the Babies and Girls Homes. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as Uniting Communities. Records are held at the Uniting Communities. Access Conditions All personal information…
Copies of Matron’s monthly reports. Numbers and details of admissions and discharges. No names given. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as Uniting Communities. Records are held at the Uniting Communities. Access Conditions All personal information held by Uniting Communities is accessible upon request and is only…
Minutes of meetings include monthly reports from the Superintendent. Reports provide numbers of admissions and discharges and details of individual cases. Christian names (pseudonyms) given from 1956. Quantity: 1 notebook. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as Uniting Communities. Records are held at the Uniting Communities. Access…
Minutes of meetings include reports from the Superintendent of the Women’s Welfare Department. From 1959 these list ‘cases’ and give details about the situations of particular girls and babies admitted that year. Throughout minutes names are included in different ways. Pseudonyms (Christian name) are used, occasionally with real name of child handwritten next to pseudonym…
Minutes of the Women’s Committee, Babies Home Auxiliary, and Babies Home Aid. Each deals with aspects of the running of the homes. Babies Home Auxiliary includes copies of Matron’s reports. Names of children not mentioned. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as Uniting Communities. Records are held…
Minutes of monthly meetings include attached Matron’s monthly reports with information of admissions, discharges and babies born. Rest of minutes concern general administration of home. Quantity: 1 notebook. The Methodist Church homes were run by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission, now known as Uniting Communities. Records are held at the Uniting Communities. Access Conditions All…
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