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Author

McLean, Donald

Title

Children In Need: An account of the administration and functions of the Child Welfare Department, New South Wales, Australia: with an examination of the principles involved in helping deprived and wayward children

Imprint

Government Printer, Sydney, 1955, 173 pp

Abstract

Survey of the Department of Child Welfare conducted by educationalist Donald McLean, on behalf of the New South Wales Government. Foreword by R. J. Heffron, Minister for Education. The author visited every institution run by the Child Welfare Department in New South Wales.

At the time of the author's study, 77% of dependent children were placed with foster parents.

Libraries Australia Catalogue Entry

http://nla.gov.au/andb.bib-an1297149

Related Entries

Events

• Child and Youth Migration (c. 1911 - 1967)

Glossary Terms

• Adoption
• Child Guidance Clinics (1930s - )
• Children's Courts (1905 - )
• Dependent children (c. 1883 - )
• Dependent Children Branch (1940s - 1980s)
• Fieldwork (c. 1950 - )
• Probation
• Special Field Squad (c. 1950 - c. 1983)
• Truancy (1881 - )

Legislation

• Child Welfare Act 1939, State of New South Wales (1939 - 1987)

Organisations

• Anglewood (1943 - 1994)

  p. 28

• Berry Training Farm (1934 - 1977)
• Bidura (1920 - 1977)
• Brougham (1943 - 1993)

  p. 55

• Brush Farm Home (1922 - 1988)
• Brush Farm House (1820 - )
• Castle Hill House (1943 - 1982)
• Child Welfare Department (1923 - 1970)
• Corelli (1919 - ?)

  p. 31

• Institution for Boys, Tamworth (1948 - 1976)
• King Edward Home (c. 1930 - 1970?)

  p. 48.

• Lynwood Hall (1939 - 1993)

  p. 45

• May Villa (1919 - 1960?)
• Metropolitan Boys' Shelter (1911 - 1983)
• Mittagong Farm Home for Boys (1906 - 1947)
• Montrose (1920s - 2000s)

  p. 37

• Mount Penang Training School for Boys (1946 - 1987)
• Myee (1926 - 1970s)
• Parramatta Girls Industrial School (1887 - 1975)
• Royleston (1922 - 1983)
• St Heliers (c. 1920 - 1975?)
• Thornleigh Training School for Girls (1946 - 1962)

  p. 28

• Waverley Cottage, Mittagong (1940s)
• Weroona Home (1970? - 1985?)
• Werrington Park (1954 - ?)
• Winbin (1954 - 1990s)
• Yarra Bay House (c. 1917 - 1985)
• Yasmar Children's Court (1946 - 1994)