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Admission Cards, St Stanislaus House

Some admission records from St Stanislaus House have been retained by the Sisters of the Resurrection (based in Essendon, Victoria). The records comprise system cards filed alphabetically in a large metal file box labelled: DZIECI W INTERNACIE [translation from Polish: Children in Boarding School]. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service for…

St Joseph’s Girls’ Refuge, Fullarton, Permanent Residents [Admission Cards], St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Small set of file cards labelled on top, Perms – Permanent residents, long term. Cards record information on front and back. Front: (1) Date, (2) Name in full, (3) Married/single, (4) Admitted, (5) Religion, (6) Nationality, (7) Date of birth, (8) Where from, (9) Father’s name, (10) Mother’s maiden name, (11) Address of parent or…

Admission Cards, August 1968-May 1971, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Wooden box with small key containing small cards, filed alphabetically. Contents – Printed cards with: (1) Name, (2) Where from, (3) Occupation, (4) Next of kin, (5) Address of next of kin, (6) Admitted, (7) Left, (8) Age, (9) Place of birth, (10) Religion, (11) Nationality, (12) Marital status, (13) EDC, (14) Hospital, (15) Putative…

Lying-in Home Register, April 1914-May 1923, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Printed columns and headings across two pages with title on top of each page, Register Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes. Entries handwritten. Left hand page: (1) Number, (2) Full name of patient, (3) Age, (4) Residence, (5) Admitted, (6) Medical attendant, (7) Discharged, (8) Died. Right hand page: (9) Midwife or nurse, (10) Date of…

St Joseph’s Girls’ Refuge, Fullarton Admission cards, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Cards record information on front and back. Front: (1) Date, (2) Name in full, (3) Married/single, (4) Admitted, (5) Religion, (6) Nationality, (7) Date of birth, (8) Where from, (9) Father’s name, (10) Mother’s maiden name, (11) Address of parent or guardian, (12) Baptised, (13) Confirmed, (14) Married, (12) Left, (16) Remarks. Back: Information re…

Lying-in Home Register, June 1912-November 1960, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Each page has printed columns and headings with handwritten entries: (1) Name and usual residence of woman confined, (2) Date of confinement, (3) Name of Doctor or midwife who attended during confinement, (4) Here state with whom the child leaves the home – if with other, enter where gone to; if placed with Licensed Foster-mother…

State Children’s Department Lying-in Home Register, August 1901-May 1907, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Purpose printed volume produced for State Children’s Department. Each page carries title, Pursuant to “The State Children’s Act, 1895” Lying-in Home Register and has printed columns and headings with handwritten entries: (1) Name and usual residence of woman confined, (2) Date of confinement, (3) Name of Doctor or midwife who attended during confinement, (4) Here…

Lying-in Home Register, May 1907-May 1912, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Each page has printed columns and headings with handwritten entries: (1) Name and usual residence of woman confined, (2) Date of confinement, (3) Name of Doctor or midwife who attended during confinement, (4) Here state with whom the child leaves the home – if with other, enter where gone to; if placed with Licensed Foster-mother…

Admittance and Departures, August 1968-June 1971, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Each right hand page records admissions for one calendar month and is hand-drawn into columns with handwritten entries: (1) Number, (2) Date, (3) Name, (4) Left. From Jan 1969 a further column appears between ‘Name’ and ‘Left’, titled ‘Known as’, giving a Christian, or shortened name as a pseudonym, for some women. Quantity: 1 book…

Admission Register, November 1873-August 1956, St Joseph’s Refuge Fullarton

Begins with index on tabbed letter pages, giving surname, number and page number. Handwritten entries follow under printed columns on one page: (1) Date, (2) Number, (3) Name in full, (4) Age, (5) Where from, (6) When left, (7) Where gone to, (8) Married or Single, (9) Remarks. Notes on contents – (9) Remarks: Not…