Hartnett House and Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home Records is an archival collection held by the Victorian Government. Presumably these records were transferred to the custody of the Victorian government when Hartnett House ceased to be an adoption agency (in 1973) or when the children’s Home closed in around 1982. This collection comprises various records…
The Seventh Day Adventist Welfare Organisation was an arm of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, established in Victoria in 1886. The Seventh Day Adventist Welfare Organisation was one of the 22 private adoption agencies approved by the Adoption Act 1964. There are records relating to adoptions organised by the organisation in the collection of the…
The Children’s Court Clinic was established in 1942 and operated in association with the Central Children’s Court in Melbourne. The Clinic was the investigative arm of the Children’s Court. Many children who were at Royal Park Depot or Turana awaiting a court appearance were seen by the Children’s Court Clinic. In 2016, the Children’s Court…
The Children’s Court of Victoria was established in 1906. Before this time, children were dealt with in the same courts as adults. The Children’s Court heard cases involving children under the age of 17 related to criminal matters (juvenile offending) as well as welfare matters (such as determining if a child was ‘neglected’ or ‘in…
Child Information and Departmental Administration records is an archival collection held by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. It contains records from the following Victorian institutions: Turana, Baltara Reception Centre, Langi Kal Kal and Malmsbury Youth Training Centres, Melbourne Youth Justice Centre. Access Conditions Restricted Access – Records containing personal or private information about…
Children’s Court Case History Files is an archival series held by the Department of Families, Fairness and housing. It comprises files relating to children’s assessments by the Children’s Court Clinic, and include case histories compiled by social workers, psychologists and other case workers. The files also contain results from tests to assess the child’s literacy,…
Admission and Discharge Register of Wards is an archival series held by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. At some point following the closure of Bayswater Boys’ Homes this volume was transferred to the Victorian government. Access Conditions Restricted Access – Records containing personal or private information about children are closed to public access…
Trainee Information and Departmental Administration records is an archival collection held by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. It contains records of children and young people from Victorian juvenile justice institutions including: Winlaton Youth Training Centre, Nunawading Youth Residential Centre, Melbourne Youth Justice Centre (Parkville). (Note: The Social Welfare Act 1960 introduced the word…
Labour Ward Case Books and Registers is an archival series held by the Department of Health and Human Services. These records were transferred from the Salvation Army to the Victorian government at some point following the closure of The Haven. Access Conditions Open Access – Records older than 99 years are open and digitised copies…
Foster Care Westernport was established in 1979. As well as providing foster care, it provided respite care for children with disabilities through the Westernport Interchange program. The agency had a separate foster care program for adolescents. In 1991, Foster Care Westernport merged with the Victorian Children’s Aid Society to form the new organisation, Family Focus….
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