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Adoption Agency
The term ‘adoption agency’ refers to any organization involved in the adoption of babies and children, whether this was mandated by legislation or not. The adoption of children was, and is, controlled by state laws and the states of Australia introduced their first adoption acts at different times, beginning with Western Australia in 1907. Prior to the existence of legislation which legally recognized adoption, ‘de facto’, ‘private’ or ‘unofficial’ adoptions took place. These adoptions were organized by individuals (such as midwives, or solicitors), by organizations (such as religious or charitable agencies), as well as by government departments.
Anglican Adoption Agency (1978 - 1997)
Anglicare Adoption Services (1997 - )
Barnardos Australia (c. 1995 - )
Benevolent Society of New South Wales (1813 - )
Carramar Adoption Agency (1961 - 1965)
Catholic Adoption Agency (1967 - 1990)
CatholicCare Adoption Services (2011 - )
CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services (2011 - )
Centacare Adoption Services (1990 - 2011)
Centacare Catholic Community Services Sydney (1967 - 2011)
Child Welfare Department (1923 - 1970)
Church of England Adoption Agency (1965 - 1978)
Crown Street Women's Hospital (1893 - 1983)
Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare (1970 - 1973)
Department of Community Services (1992 - 2009)
Department of Family and Community Services (II) (2011 - )
Department of Health and Community Services (1991 - 1992)
Department of Human Services (2009 - 2011)
Department of Youth and Community Services [I] (1973 - 1975)
Department of Youth and Community Services [II] (1976 - 1988)
Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs (1975 - 1976)
Find-A-Family (1975 - )
Home of Hope for Friendless and Fallen Women (1883 - 1904)
Mater Misericordiae Hospital (1906 - 1982)
Methodist Adoption Agency ( - 1970s)
Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara (c. 1928 - 1977)
Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and Babies (1895 - 1978)
Renwick Hospital for Infants, Summer Hill (1920 - 1965)
Royal Hospital for Women (1901 - )
Seventh Day Adventist Adoption Agency ( - 1993)
Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (1872 - )
South Sydney Women's Hospital (1890 - 1976)
St Anthony's Home Croydon (1925 - )
St Anthony's Petersham (1922 - 1925)
St Margaret's Hospital (1894 - 1998)
State Children's Relief Board (1881 - 1923)
State Children's Relief Department (1881 - 1923)
Sydney Rescue Work Society Adoption Agency (c. 1911 - ?)
Waitara Foundling Home (1898 - 1927)
Adoption Information Service
The term Adoption Information Service refers to a program established under state or territory adoption legislation to provide access to information to the parties involved in an adoption (i.e. the birth parent/s, the adoptee, the adoptive parents). The first Adoption Information Service in Australia came into being with the passage of the Adoption Act 1984 in Victoria.
CatholicCare Adoption Services (2011 - )
Department of Family and Community Services (II) (2011 - )
Link-Up New South Wales Aboriginal Corporation (c. 1980 - )
Post Adoption Resource Centre (1991 - )
Advisory Council
The term ‘Advisory Council’ refers to a group established by legislation to act in advisory capacity to government on a particular area of policy (such as child welfare).
Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat (NSW) Inc
Advocacy Body
Advocacy bodies are groups formed by people who share concerns around a particular issue, in this case child welfare, and who seek to raise the priority of their concerns on the public and or government agendas.
Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat (NSW) Inc
Alliance for Forgotten Australians (2006 - )
Australian Aborigines Progressive Association (1925 - 1927)
Broken Rites (1992 - )
Care Leavers Australia Network (2000 - )
Child Migrants Trust (1987 - )
Legacy (1925 - )
Link-Up New South Wales Aboriginal Corporation (c. 1980 - )
Millions Club (1912 - )
Now-Remembered Australians Inc (2009 - ), NRA
Parragirls (2006 - )
Renwick Association Inc (2011 - )
Sydney Rescue Work Society (1890 - c. 2000)
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (1882 - ), WCTU
Anglican
A person or institution affiliated with the Anglican Church.
Anglican Adoption Agency (1978 - 1997)
Anglican Church of Australia (1981 - )
Anglican Deaconess Ministries Ltd (1891 - )
Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (1863 - )
Anglican Diocese of Newcastle
Anglican Home Mission Society (1857 - 1997)
Anglican Homes for Children Association (1918? - )
Anglicare Adoption Services (1997 - )
Anglicare Child and Family Services (1997 - 2008)
Anglicare New South Wales (1997 - )
Anglicare Out-of-Home Care Services (2008 - )
Anglicare Welfare Services
Buckland Group Home (1978 - )
Bungarimbil Adolescent and Family Care Program (c. 1989 - )
Bungarimbil Boys' Home (1957 - 1983)
Bungarimbil Children's Home (? - 1983)
Bush Church Aid Society (1919 - )
Carramar (1961 - 1979?)
Charlton Boys' Home, Ashfield (1966 - 1991)
Charlton Boys' Home, Glebe (1942 - 1966)
Charlton Youth Services (1950s - )
Church Army (1932 - )
Church Missionary Society Home for Half-Castes, Mulgoa (1942 - c. 1945)
Church Missionary Society of Australia (1916 - )
Church of England (1788 - 1981)
Church of England Boys' Home, Carlingford (1917 - 1970s)
Church of England Children's Homes, Burwood (1927 - 1993)
Church of England Girls' Home (1913 - 1970s)
Church of England Homes (c. 1884 - 1984)
Church of England Orphanage (1893 - 1927)
Cooinoo Home for Children (1924 - 1938)
Cooinoo Home for Destitute Children, Enfield (1938 - 1970?)
Cornwell Group Home (1970? - 1980?)
Coventry Home (1933 - 1985?)
Crecy Group Home
Deaconess Children's Home and Domestic Training School (1893 - 1914)
Field Cottage
George Brown College (1942? - 1946?)
Havilah Little Children's Home (1918 - 1970s)
Jones, Shirley, Anglican, Church Worker and Matron
Katie Julia Thompson Memorial Home (1968 - 1993)
Kingsleigh Group Home (1970? - 1980?)
Lisgar Children's Home (1914 - 1935)
Lisgar Home, Oatley (1970? - 2002)
Lisgar Hostel (1955 - 1986)
Lisgar Training Home for Domestic Servants (1870 - 1909)
Marella Aboriginal Program (1985? - 1990?)
Milleewa Home for Boys (1919 - 1966)
Morpeth Home for Children (1920 - 1964)
New South Wales Protestant Federation Children's Home (1921 - 1980)
North Coast Children's Home (c. 1935 - )
Ohio Boys Home (c. 1950 - c. 1965)
Orana Group Home
Pallister Girls Home (1929 - 1945), Lisgar Trust
Quipolli Children's Home (c. 1930)
Records held by Anglican Deaconess Ministries Ltd (1891 - ), Church of England Deaconess Ministries
St Alban's Home for Boys (1964 - 1980)
St Christopher's Home for Little Children (1928 - 1978)
St Elizabeth's Girls Home (1926 - 1977)
St George's Training Farm Home for Boys (1927 - 1930)
St Michael's Church of England War Memorial Children's Homes (c. 1954 - 1970?)
St Saviour's Children's Home (1929 - 1982)
St Saviour's Cottage Home (1982 - 1986)
St Saviour's Neighbourhood Centre Goulburn (1980 - )
Timaru (1970s - ?)
Tress Manning Temporary Care
Windsor Farm Home for Boys (1920s - 1940s)