Rehoboth was a Home for Aboriginal girls run by the Aborigines’ Inland Mission. It was officially opened in March 1924. Elizabeth McKenzie Hatton, a white missionary (later secretary of the Australian Aborigines Progressive Association), was instrumental in the establishment of Rehoboth. According to the Encyclopedia of Women & Leadership, McKenzie Hatton’s intention for Rehoboth was:…
The Sydney Female Refuge Society was established in 1848 with the motto ‘GO, AND SIN NO MORE’. It was established by a group of Protestant philanthropists to assist and restore women working in prostitution, as well as single pregnant women. The Society ran the Sydney Female Refuge, located in Pitt Street, Sydney and later in…
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Boys’ Hostel, Dubbo, opened in 1923 as a boarding hostel that provided accommodation to boys from remote areas so they could attend high school in Dubbo. The hostel was owned by the Presbyterian Church. By 1945 the hostel had closed. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Boys’ Hostel, Dubbo, was officially opened in June 1923,…
The Good Shepherd Archive was established in 1983 and is located in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria. The Archive cares for the records of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Australia and New Zealand. The records, from Good Shepherd institutions around Australia, date from 1863 to the present day. The Good Shepherd Archive’s collection includes many records about…
The Sydney Female Mission Home was established on 17 November 1873. It was an institution for single pregnant women. It also admitted some single mothers together with their infants. It was a Protestant organisation run by a committee of women, with a non-sectarian admission policy. It was located in premises on Elizabeth Street, Sydney, overlooking…
The Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998 was passed on 14 December 1998. This Act had the full title: An Act to repeal the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987; to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987: and to amend certain other Acts as a consequence of the enactment of the…
The Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW was established in November 2007, when the Governor commissioned The Hon. James Wood, AO, QC to conduct an inquiry to determine what changes within the child protection system were required to cope with future levels of demand. The Report was handed down in November…
St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is a collection of records dating from 1920 to 1976 and held by the University of Newcastle Library’s Cultural Collections. St. Elizabeth’s Home for Girls, Records is part of the Diocese of Newcastle Children’s Homes collection. The collection consists of correspondence files, record books, meeting minutes, matron’s reports, child…
Please contact the Archivist, Sisters of Mercy Archives (North Sydney): Postal address: 29 McLaren Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060 Phone: 0418 294 693 Email: jryanrsm@icloud.com Website: https://www.nsmercy.org.au/our-story/archives
Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) Historical Records includes historical information, documents, annual reports, memorabilia and photos about institutions run by the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney). The collection includes: Historical information, documents, annual reports and photographs relating to Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara, mainly from the 1960s Photographs of staff and children, St Catherine’s…
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