State Records of South Australia holds records that contain information about foster mothers and maternity homes. The records were kept by the State departments responsible for child and social welfare. The records contain details about women who were licensed to be foster mothers for children in State care, details about children who were placed in…
State Records of South Australia holds many records that contain information about South Australian families who had contact with the child welfare system, and relating to the paternity of South Australian children who were born outside of marriage (including for cases where this is not noted on a birth certificate). They may contain some information…
This is a photograph of the All Saints Girls’ Hostel at Charleville that was published in the commemorative book Charleville Centenary Celebrations, November 1947. It shows several dozen girls and women lined up in front of a large two-storey Queenslander style building with an upper wrap-around verandah.
All Saints Hostel, Charleville was opened in 1918 as a boarding hostel for children in Western Queensland who were attending the State school at Charleville. It was initially run by a management committee, headed by a representative from St Paul’s Bush Brotherhood, until Sisters of the Sacred Advent took over its management in 1920 (Finn,…
This is a photograph of children outside the Manly Industrial School. It is a poor-quality image showing several dozen children in white dresses standing in front of a large two-storey stone building with a cross on each end of the roof, and several smaller buildings and possibly a garden pergola. This photograph is part of…
This is a photograph of the Mackellar Farm House (previously known as the No. 9 Cottage for Boys) at Mittagong Training School/Farm Home for Boys. It shows a pink building consisting of a central, small, single-storey cottage with a larger two-storey portion added to one side, and a small single-room annexe on the other. The…
This is a photograph of Waverley Cottage (at times also referred to as the No. 3 Home) at Mittagong Cottage Homes, later known as Renwick. It shows a large federation style cottage with a bull-nose verandah and lattice-work underneath it. The cottage is surrounded by lawns bordered by hedges. This photograph is part of a…
This is a photograph of boys performing a play in front of an audience at what is likely Mittagong Training School (though it could also be the Mittagong Cottage Homes). It shows nine boys on an outdoor stage dressed in costume performing in front of an audience. This photograph is part of a collection of…
This is a photograph of DeLauret Cottage at the Mittagong Training School for Boys. It shows an L-shaped building with several colourful benches placed in the garden in front of it. This photograph is part of a collection of photographs from children’s Homes and Institutions held by the NSW Department of Community Justice. This photo…
This is a photograph of girls from Linden Cottage leaving for school. It shows eight girls in school uniforms and carrying briefcases leaving the cottage, while a woman stands on the front porch. The cottage is a boxy brick building with a flat roof and a sign on the front that says “Linden Cottage”. This…
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