The Berry Street Heritage Collection dates back to around 1877. The records relate to the operation of Berry Street and its predecessor agencies. The collection includes client records, admission records, visitors’ book from Sutherland Homes reunion, press cuttings, Berry Street publications and photographs. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Berry Street…
Glastonbury & BCYF Records date from 1853 to 2023 and relate to the operation of Barwon Child Youth & Family, Glastonbury Community Services and their predecessor agencies dating back to 1854. The records are held by Meli. The collection includes the records of over 2,000 children that were in the organisations’ ‘care’. The collection includes…
The Geelong Heritage Centre is Victoria’s largest regional archive. It holds 1.8 kilometres of public and private records. These records are accessible to the public. Access Conditions Open access.
Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria, Records 1944-1987 (MS 10054) is a manuscript collection held by the State Library of Victoria. It contains various administrative records relating to the work of the Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria from 1944 to 1987. Access Conditions These records are open and are accessible by any member of the public….
Melbourne Orphan Asylum Records (MS 13168) is a manuscript collection held by the State Library of Victoria. It includes records about former residents of the Melbourne Orphanage and the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, including case files and admission records, as well as records like minute books, scrapbooks and accounting records. Access Conditions Access to these records…
Anne’s Story (MS 11591) is a manuscript held at the State Library of Victoria. It recounts the life story of Anne Ramsay (nee Spear), including her birth in Fitzroy in 1865; the early death of her parents; her childhood in the Melbourne Orphan Asylum with her two brothers; her work as a domestic servant; her…
Miscellaneous Papers (MS 11825) is a manuscript collection held at the State Library of Victoria. The records date from 1857 to 1867. They relate to William Edwards and the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, and include press cuttings, teachers’ certificates, inspector’s reports, undertakers’ accounts and a fire insurance policy. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible…
The Yarra View Training Farm, located in Lilydale, was established by the St John of God Brothers in 1957. It was usually staffed by about seven Brothers and accommodated up to 90 youths, aged over 16. The institutions for children run by the St John of God Brothers in Victoria were all described as being…
Christian Brethren Family Care came into being in 1968. From 1969, it ran Bethany family group home in Box Hill North. In the late 1970s, Christian Brethren Family Care closed the family group home and concentrated on its Temporary Emergency Care program. In 2010, the organisation Christian Brethren Family Care Inc. operates as Temcare, providing…
The Churinga Special Residential School, located in Greensborough, was established by the St John of God Brothers in 1967. It housed 60 Catholic and Protestant boys (aged 7 to 16) and, in later years, some girls. It was an institution for children deemed to have an intellectual or developmental disability. From 1987, Churinga was registered…
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