Please Contact Apollo Bay Museum: Postal Address: PO Box 248, Apollo Bay, Vic 3233 Phone: 03 5237 7441 Email: apollobayhs@gmail.com Website: https://www.apollobay.vic.au/community/community-groups/apollo-bay-historical-society/
Jewish Care (Victoria) Inc. came into being in 2001 following a merger of Montefiore Homes and the Australian Jewish Welfare Society. Jewish Care inherited any surviving records of Frances Barkman Homes.
The Apollo Bay and District Historical Society hold a small number of records containing information relating to the Heathfield Homes Reformatory School for Protestant Boys. There are no records from the Reformatory itself in this Record Series. Access Conditions Open Access For access to these records please contact the Apollo Bay and District Historical Society…
The Apollo Bay Museum is operated by the Apollo Bay and District Historical Society. It holds artefacts and information about the history of the Apollo Bay area, including a small number of records relating to the Heathfield Homes Reformatory School for Protestant Boys. Opening Hours: Please check the website for Museum opening hours or to…
Wandin Yallock Reformatory School, or ‘Fernydale’, was opened in 1886 as a private reformatory for boys. Fernydale was established to reform ‘juvenile offenders’ by providing them with farm training. In 1893 Fernydale was proclaimed a reformatory under the Juvenile Offenders Act 1887 and received boys from the government reformatory which closed in April of that…
Daughters of Divine Zeal Jubilee Collection is a resource consisting of five sets of images of the Daughters of Divine Zeal and the Antonian Children’s Home. The collections of images were created as part of the Jubilee celebrations of the Daughters of Divine Zeal. Access Conditions This collection is available online. Copyright for these images…
The Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS) was established in Victoria in 1883. The movement was originally established in England in the 1870s. It had strong links to the Church of England. In Melbourne, the GFS provided accommodation and services to immigrants and female travellers. According to O’Hanlon, the Girls’ Friendly Society ‘operated a system whereby unchaperoned…
The Training Home for Girls was established in around 1880, as an institution where young women received training to become domestic servants. Originally, it was known as the Servants’ Training Institute. The Training Home for Girls was located in Berry Street, East Melbourne (Jolimont). It was run by a committee of management with links to…
Dame Mary Herring Spastic Children’s Hostel in Armadale was a centre that provided residential care to children with cerebral palsy. Run by the Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria, it opened in 1956 and was approved as a children’s home in 1964. Residential accommodation was provided in congregate care form at the Hostel itself, as well…
The Langi Kal Kal records held by the Victorian Government comprise a number of records series with information about children who lived at Langi Kal Kal and the departmental administration of the institution. Access Conditions Restricted Access – Records containing personal or private information about children are closed to public access for a period of…
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