In 1951, a British Home Office official named John Moss inspected and reported on Australian and New Zealand institutions where British child migrants were living. Moss spent July-December 1951 travelling around Australia and to New Zealand, inspecting institutions and making recommendations. His report, known as the Moss Report, was submitted to the British government in…
St John’s by the Sea, in Beach Road, Sandringham, was a cottage-style Home for 20 boys. It was run by St John’s Home for Boys. It opened in 1951, was still open in 1954, and possibly closed in 1958. The residents of St John’s by the Sea included child migrants from Britain. The Home was…
South Yarra Hostel was established in a vacant building on the Methodist Babies’ Home site. Run by Wesley Central Mission it was described as a ‘supportive hostel for young people’. The Mission closed down South Yarra Hostel in February 1982. The hostel’s residents were taken on as clients by the Richmond Fellowship of Victoria (a…
Ruthven Hostel was run by the St John’s Home for Boys and Girls in association with the Church of England Boys’ Society. Located in Reservoir, it provided accommodation for 6 to 8 boys. In the 1980s, the Church of England Boys’ Society established the Community Services Foundation Youth Welfare Trust, as a means of attracting…
Happy Days was a Home in Black Rock, run by Melbourne City Mission. It was a Home where groups of children ‘in delicate health’ were sent for a seaside holiday. Happy Days opened on 4 March 1933. Usually, alternating groups of 10 boys or 10 girls went to Happy Days for around a 12 day…
Bates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty Ltd is an archival collection held by University of Melbourne Archives. Bates, Smart and McCutcheon was one of Melbourne’s leading architectural firms. They designed both public and private buildings, including children’s institutions. Access Conditions Before viewing or copying plans in this collection, the architectural firm has to give permission. Contact…
Clements Langford Pty Ltd is an archival collection held by University of Melbourne Archives. Clements Langford was one of Melbourne’s largest building firms. The collection contains drawings and blueprints relating to a number of children’s institutions in Victoria. Access Conditions These records a open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please…
Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc. is the organisation that inherited any surviving records of Frances Barkman Homes. Access Conditions All requests for information are to be directed to the Privacy and Information Officer at Jewish Care. They will locate and review any files relevant to the request and work with the applicant in accessing and viewing…
Please contact the Privacy & Information Officer, Jewish Care. Postal address: Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc. 619 St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004 Phone: (03) 8517 5999 Email: privacy@jewishcare.org.au Website: https://www.jewishcare.org.au/
In 2018 the Children’s Protection Society changed its name to Kids First Australia. Kids First Australia provides support services to children, young people, and families, such as counselling, treatment and therapeutic healing for cases of abuse and neglect, youth homelessness prevention, and mentoring and education services. Kids First Australia provides access to the records of…
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