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Scrap album

Collection of newsclippings, believed to have been compiled by an employee of the Neglected Children’s Department. The articles are about child welfare issues, primarily in Victoria but also in other states and nations. This album would have been a resource for the department’s staff, providing information about how their own work was being portrayed in…

‘Conditions and rules for adopting children by the Victorian Infant Asylum’

This is a copy of a form used by the Victorian Infant Asylum (a predecessor of Berry Street). The form was to be filled out by prospective adoptive parents.

Our children and their holiday hosts

This article, written by Barbara Moore (social worker) on the needs and responsibilities of holiday hosts, was published in the Mission of St James and St John’s journal, The Brothers.

Behind the scenes at Blackburn South

This article, which discusses the Blackburn South Cottages, was published in the Mission of St James and St John’s journal, The Brothers.

Dedication and official opening of the Blackburn South Cottages

This article was published in the Mission of St James and St John’s journal, The Brothers.

The Blackburn Story

This article, about the planned cottages at Blackburn South, was published in the Mission of St James and St John’s journal, The Brothers.

‘Who Cares?’

This article, about the Kedesh maternity home in Kew, was published in the Mission of St James and St John’s journal, The Brothers.

Dhurringile Rural Training Farm for Orphan Migrant Boys via Murchison Victoria

A copy of what appears to be the first part of a fundraising letter sent out by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria.

Ballarat Orphanage menu

This is an image of a menu from Ballarat Orphanage for Tuesday 12 August 1960.

Timeline of History for OzChild, Mallee Family Care, Upper Murray Family Care and Windermere

This diagram was published on OzChild’s website to represent the history of OzChild and its predecessor organisations. The webpage is no longer in operation. The page was taken from the Wayback Machine and is dated 12 April 2015.