Melbourne Legacy Records is an archival collection held by Melbourne Legacy. Some digitised records and photographs from this collection are available to the public on the Victorian Collections website. Access Conditions: Former residents of Legacy Homes and their families can make enquiries about records to Melbourne Legacy.
Records of Uniting – Connections (adoptions and out-of-home care) dates from 1910 to 2020. This collection was previously in the custody of the organisation Uniting – Connections (2017-2020). It includes both adoption and out of home care records from the Methodist Babies’ Home, Presbyterian Babies’ Home, Presbyterian Sisterhood, Girls’ Memorial Home, Canterbury Family Centre, The…
Carry On (Victoria) holds some historical material relating to children’s homes run by the Carry On Club. It has Minutes relating to the management of Hurlingham in Brighton (1946-1963), as well as annual reports. Unfortunately, it is very likely that personal records of former residents have been destroyed. Former residents are very welcome to contact…
Records of Teresa Wardell (Reference number 1986.0123) are held at the University of Melbourne Archives. Teresa Wardell was one of Victoria’s first trained social workers. The records date from 1866 to 1984 and include records from her work with Catholic Social Service Bureau, the Children’s Welfare Department, the United Nations and the University of Melbourne…
Wimmera UnitingCare Records relate to the programs run by Wimmera Family Group Homes, Wimmera Community Care and Wimmera UnitingCare. These programmes included family group homes, Residential Care, foster care, Shared Family Care, and Adolescent Community Placement. Access Conditions Former residents (and their families) should contact the Uniting Heritage Service to find information, and access personal…
Salvation Army Australia, Records of Homes in the former Southern Territory is a collection of records relating to former residents of Salvation Army institutions in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The Salvation Army in these states was known as the Southern Territory from 1921 until 2018. Care Leavers who apply for access to…
Papers of Shirley Steans Beaumont (MS Acc09/195) are held at the National Library of Australia. The collection includes letters received by Shirley Steans Beaumont from former female residents of the Salvation Army Catherine Booth Girls’ Home in East Kew, Melbourne describing their childhood experiences at the Home. There are also photographs of the 2006 reunion…
bestchance Child Family Care holds records from all its predecessor agencies, including: Burwood Boys’ Home; Burwood Children’s Home; and Child and Family Care Network Inc. Access Conditions Conditional Access – For enquiries about accessing client records, former residents can contact the Heritage Officer.
There is a collection of material donated by Donna Jaggs held at the Australian Orphanage Museum and managed by the Care Leavers of Australasia Network (CLAN). It includes publications, scrapbooks and press clippings relating to the history of child welfare in Victoria.
Cottage by the Sea Queenscliff holds some records relating to children who spent time at the Home. As of 2025, Cottage by the Sea were unable to provide Find & Connect with details of the records they hold, however note that any records requests will be managed in accordance with privacy legislation. Cottage by the…
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