This book was created by the Superintendent of Ooldea Mission (Harrie E. Green), and contains details about residents of the mission. It includes information about births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths of Aboriginal people living at the Mission, as well as a list of residents. It also contains the Superintendent’s notes about cultural customs, totems, and…
This is a copy of a photograph that was published in an article on the news.com.au website in December 2025, showing the former site of the Homeless Children’s Association refuge.
Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn commenced on the 30th June 2023, following a merger of Marymead Child and Family Centre merged with CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn. Among other services it provides foster care, short-term accommodation for teenagers and young adults, and runs a Permanency Support Program. Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn provides access to the…
Records of United Aborigines Mission (UAM) – copies of records from the UAM Archive made by Alison Longworth is an archival collection at the State Library of South Australia. The records comprise copies made by Alison Longworth when she visited the UAM Archive in Doncaster, Victoria, in the early 2000s while undertaking research for her…
These are records created by the institutions that functioned as the government Reformatories and Training Centres in South Australia, including the Ilfracombe, Boys Reformatory, the Reformatory Hulk FitzJames, Boys and Girls Reformatories at Magill, McNally Training Centre, South Australian Youth Training Centre, the Magill Training Centre, and the Adelaide Youth Training Centre. The records contain…
Please contact the State Records Aboriginal Access Services via the following contact details Phone Number: (08) 8204 8791 Email address: staterecords@sa.gov.au Website: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/aboriginal-families/aboriginal-access-services
This is a copy of a photograph from the Geelong Heritage Centre collection of Bethany Babies’ Home’s Gala Day float in 1932. Several infants and nurses rode on the float, in front of a sign that said “Australia’s Best Products”. On the back of the photograph is written: “Second Prize Gala Day 4/11/32, Bethany Babies…
State Records of South Australia hold a small collection of records about the Cavan Training Centre and the young people who attended the centre. These records contain information relating to court appearances made by the residents, reports on the number of residents at the Centre, and minutes of meetings of the senior staff management team…
This series contains photographic slides, and some photographs, taken by staff at the Glandore Boys’ Home. The images show children, staff, and buildings, and activities such as Christmas parties, excursions, and daily routine at the Home. Some slides have captions which include the names of children and staff. Some, but not all of the slides…
These observation logs for Slade Cottage at Glandore and Somerton Park contain notes made by staff at the cottage. The notes include information about the movements, activities, and appointments of children living at the cottage, and include the names of individual children. No further information about these logs have been published in the State Records…
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