The Deborah, was a hulk (ship) anchored in Hobsons Bay. In July 1864 it became the colony of Victoria’s first Reformatory for Boys from the Industrial schools. By 1865, it accommodated 108 boys sentenced under the Neglected and Criminal Children’s Act of 1864. The Deborah was one of four ships used as reformatories or industrial…
The Friendly Brothers Society (1845-c.1880) was a lay Catholic association which played a leading role in providing for vulnerable children in Melbourne and Geelong. During the 1840s and 1850s members of the society arranged private boarding placements for children in need. From the late 1850s Catholic orphanages emerged as the Church’s preferred means of providing…
Records of the Carlton Refuge, 1875-1949 (MS 10952) is a manuscript collection held by the State Library of Victoria, relating to the Carlton Refuge. Unfortunately, the collection does not include personal records about mothers or children who lived at the Home. The administrative records include: minutes (1882-1949); receipts (1921-1943); expenditures (1919-1943); visitors’ book (1903-1948) (includes…
Autobiography, 1983 is a manuscript by Former Child Migrant, Graham Budd. It describes his early life in England; arrival in Melbourne, 6 January 1939; life at Northcote School, Bacchus Marsh; farm labouring in Queensland and Victoria; the establishment of a soldier settlement block on the Warrowie Estate near Colac in 1961; and subsequent life to…
‘Closed’ Agency and General Correspondence Files are the files and correspondence of the Charities Board (1923 to 1948) and its successors the Hospitals and Charities Commission (1948 to 1978) and the Hospitals Division of the Health Commission. Access Conditions These records are open access. (The word ‘closed’ in the records title does not refer to…
Melbourne City Mission Records is a collection of historical material and memorabilia relating to the organisation’s history as an out of home ‘care’ provider to children, mothers and its adoption service. The Collection contains a small number of personal records relating to former residents of institutions run by Melbourne City Mission (including Elizabeth Fry Retreat,…
This collection of the Records of the Fairbridge Society contains microfilm and now digitised copies of originals held by the Fairbridge Society, London and Liverpool University Archives, UK. This collection was created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project. Records in this collection include administrative material relating to the Fairbridge Society, correspondence with the…
St Paul’s Discovery Centre was established in 1979 by the Reverend Ian Paxton of the Mission of St James and St John. It was located on the site of the former St Paul’s Home for Boys at Newhaven, Phillip Island. St Paul’s operated as holiday camp for ‘disadvantaged’ children. St Paul’s Discovery Centre opened in…
The Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria Records document the activities of the Citizens’ Welfare Service (from 1947 to 1968) and of its predecessor, the Charity Organisation Society (established in 1887 to help coordinate Melbourne’s charitable and welfare organisations. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact University of Melbourne Archives. Some records are restricted….
The Glastonbury and Geelong Orphanage Records is a collection held at the Geelong Heritage Centre. The records date from around 1855 to 1992. The collection includes records relating to children in care at Glastonbury Child and Family Services and the organisations which preceded it, such as client records, admission records, Superintendent, Matron and visitor reports,…
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