Returns Of Employment Changes Made By Young Persons Sponsored By The Fairbridge Farm Scheme are records of weekly returns that were sent by the Principal of the Fairbridge Farm School to the Child Welfare Department. The information includes the name of the young person, the date of their new employment, the category of wages and…
Immigrant Children’s Files are files that relate to young people entering the country who were under 21 years of age and had no parent or blood relative responsible for them in Australia. These migrants, sponsored by organisations such as the Big Brother Movement and Dr Barnardo’s Homes, were supervised by Child Welfare Officers when they…
Registers Of The Arrival And Discharge Of Immigrant Children recorded the monthly arrivals and discharges of immigrant children between 1953 to 1956 and 1960 to 1964. The registers’ arrival entries generally give names, ages and whether the child was nominated by an individual or sponsored by an organisation, such as Fairbridge, Big Brother or Dr…
The St Martha’s Industrial Home Records are held by CatholicCare. Until April 2013, these records were held by the Sisters of St Joseph. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact Family Spirit. Physical access to the original records is not possible due to their fragility and the need to protect the privacy of…
Immigration Files is a series of records relating to child migrants who were placed in institutions in New South Wales. They comprise records such as correspondence between Commonwealth departments, relevant charitable institutions and State government departments, including the Immigration Division of the Chief Secretary’s Department, the Department of Tourist Activities and the Treasury. The subjects…
Depositions [Metropolitan Children’s Court] are a record of the daily proceedings in the Metropolitan Children’s Court, mainly related to cases heard in Court No.2 between mid 1937 and the end of 1941. Frequently for the larger courts, agendas of each day’s business and full details of each case brought before the Court are included, while…
Yasmar Children’s Court Depositions [Ashfield Court of Petty Sessions] are a record of the daily proceedings in the Court. Frequently for the larger courts, agendas of each day’s business and full details of each case brought before the Court are included, while for the smaller courts, depositions of proceedings are sometimes interfiled. Access Conditions Access…
The ‘D’ file and the Allied Health Files have been created by the Department of Juvenile Justice. Prior to this they were known as Institutional ‘B’ files, which were created and maintained by the Department of Community Services. The Institutional ‘B’ files related to individuals who were admitted to a detention centre. They recorded: admission…
The ‘D’ files and the Allied Health Files were created and maintained by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The ‘D’ files relate to juveniles who have been admitted to a juvenile justice centre. They record: admission and discharge dates; personal details; casework records; court records; background reports; special incidents and authorised absences. The Allied Health…
Children’s Court information is an index of juveniles who have appeared before the Children’s Court. The following information is provided: name of juvenile; address; birth date; prior and final court appearance; date of court appearance; charge or complaint; and results of hearing. Access Conditions These files are held by the Department of juvenile Jusice. Access…
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