Bethany Community Support holds a small collection of general historical records relating to Bethany Babies' Home, its predecessor the Geelong Female Refuge, and Bethany Community Support. The collection includes annual reports, staff records, some admissions and discharge registers and photographs. The collection does not include client files.
Those interested in accessing this historical information relating to the history of the organisation can contact Bethany Community Support.
More specifically the collection includes:
In 1977, when Bethany ceased operations as an adoption agency and babies' home, all records pertaining to individuals, placements and adoptions were transferred to the Department of Human Services. These records can be accessed through the Department of Health and Human Services.
Prepared by: Nell Musgrove
Created: 29 January 2013, Last modified: 15 November 2017
Last updated: 7 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/vic/biogs/E000822b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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