A Resource for People with Experience of Adoption and/or Out-of-Home Care
This is a copy of the text of the speech given by Premier Jacinta Allan at the Apology to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care on 8 February 2024.
This is a copy of a pamphlet produced by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services between around 1969 and around 1972 to provide information to ‘girls’ in Homes for unmarried mothers. It appears to be from the State of Queensland as it only refers to Homes and locations in that state. This pamphlet was provided…
This document contains photographs of the site of the Lysterfield Boys’ Farm, also known as the Church of England Boys’ Society Training Farm, as well as signage at the site. The photographs of the site show a small section of wall and a domed-top well, which are all that remain of the farm house. The…
‘The Christian Brothers’ Agricultural School Tardun Western Australia’ is a digital copy of a booklet held by the Department of Communities. The booklet is undated but a handwritten note on the front cover is dated 1936. It appears to be a prospectus, written to advertise the perceived benefits of the ‘Tardun Scheme’ and attract donors….
‘Summer St Rescue Home 1895’ is a digital copy of a photocopied map of East Perth in 1900 that is held in the Summer St. Rescue Home closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. A handwritten, highlighted note shows the location of the Salvation Army Home for Neglected Girls, or ‘Rescue…
‘Second Salvation Army Rescue Home’ is a digital copy of four photographs held in the Summer St. Rescue Home closed social work. The images show the first (Claisebrook Road) and second (Summers Street) locations of the Salvation Army Home for Neglected Girls. A caption also confirms that the Claisebrook Road house was demolished in 2007.
‘West Subiaco W.A. 1920’ is a digital copy of a page photocopied from the Salvation Army’s 1921 publication Property Souvenir Australia, and mounted on a single piece of paper held in the West Subiaco Boy’s Home closed social work file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. There are two images: a view of the…
‘General instructions’ is a digital image of a photocopied item that is held in the Collie Estate child homes closed file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. The item gives instructions about how to discipline children in accordance with ‘State Children Regulations’. A handwritten caption in the file indicates that the instructions are an…
‘Seaforth School and Reformatory Boys’ 1947′ is a digital copy of four photocopied images mounted on a single piece of paper and held in the Seaforth photos file at the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA. Handwritten captions identify the images as ‘Seaforth School’; ‘Seaforth – Reformatory boys’; ‘Seaforth 7-7-54’ (boys are named in the original…
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