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Homepage 2023

Site redesign update!

  • August 18, 2023
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The first changes to the site based on Usability Testing feedback have been made!

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Review and Updates to NSW

  • July 28, 2023
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We’ve added more info about NSW records and institutions after completing the first stage of our content review.

Snapshots: Classrooms

  • July 14, 2023
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Snapshots of life in children’s homes showcases photographs recently added to www.findandconnect.gov.au

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A New, Old Story on Find & Connect

  • June 23, 2023
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New pages on Find & Connect tell an old story, including a public standoff, charges laid, and an attempt to return poor children to their families

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Snapshots: Dormitories

  • June 9, 2023
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Snapshots of life in children’s homes showcases photographs recently added to www.findandconnect.gov.au

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Usability Feedback

  • May 26, 2023
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Feedback from usability testing is in!

Updates: Child & Youth Migration Records

  • May 12, 2023
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Records that were not available or hard to find are now accessible to child migrants & “Little Brothers”

Last Chance to Test the Website!!!!

  • April 28, 2023
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Last chance to have your say on the new design of findandconnect.com!

Usability Testing – There’s Still Time

  • April 14, 2023
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Got ten minutes? Use it on usability testing & help improve the Find & Connect site

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Usability Testing is Open!

  • March 24, 2023
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Usability testing of the upgraded test site is open!

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