St Patrick’s Province (Victoria and Tasmania) of the Christian Brothers was established in 1967. That year, St Patrick’s Province of the Christian Brothers was split into two provinces: St Patrick’s (Victoria and Tasmania) and Holy Spirit Province of the Christian Brothers (which governed the states of South Australia and Western Australia). St Patrick’s Province (Victoria…
The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum opened in 1851. Due to a lack of other institutions in the colony at the time it was established, the Benevolent Asylum initially accommodated a wide range of people in need. This included children, until 1857 when children were transferred to the Melbourne Orphan Asylum at its new site in Emerald…
The Villa Maria Society was established in 1948. Previously it was known as the Catholic Braille Writers’ Association, founded in 1907. From 1938, it ran the Villa Maria Hostel in Prahran, a residence for adult blind people. In 1957, Villa Maria Society established St Paul’s School for the Blind (which continues to operate in 2022…
The Stolen Generations Reparation Package was announced by the Victorian government in 2022. The aim of the package is to “help address the trauma and suffering caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, community, culture, identity and language”. The package is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were removed…
The Records of the Apollo Bay Industrial Farm (Heathfield Homes Reformatory for Protestant Boys) are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. They comprise a ledger from 1914-1915 containing the names of 26 boys who lived at the farm; two diaries of daily activities from 1907 and 1915; letterbooks and minutes of meetings from…
Records of Church of England Boys’ Society Farms are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. These records relate to the management of farm institutions run by the Church of England Boys’ Society (Cebs) in Victoria: the Cebs Training Farm located at Lysterfield and later Yering; and Burton Hall Training Farm at Tatura. Access…
Records of Victorian Adoptions is a collection held by the Department of Justice and Community Safety. The collection comprises records created by Victorian government departments and agencies involved in adoption. It also includes the records of former adoption agencies that were run by religious and charitable organisations. Access Conditions Access to records in this collection…
Please contact Adoption Information Services Postal address: PO Box 588, Collins Street West, Melbourne VIC 8007 Phone: 1300 194 757 Email: adoptionrecords@justice.vic.gov.au Website: https://www.vic.gov.au/past-adoption
The Inquiry into Responses to Historical Forced Adoptions in Victoria began in 2019 when the Victorian Legislative Assembly agreed to an inquiry into support services and responses to the issues of historical forced adoptions in Victoria by the Legal and Social Issues Committee. The report was tabled in Parliament on 8 September 2021. According to…
St Vincent’s Hostel was opened in 1924 by the Christian Brothers in Albert Park for boys who had been apprenticed in the city but could not afford to pay private board. St Vincent’s Hostel closed in June 1967. Despite objections to the hostel opening by neighbours, on 24 August 1924 St Vincent’s Hostel opened at…
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