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New South Wales - Organisation
Mission Australia (1996 - )
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- 1996
- Categories
- City Mission, Care Provider, Records Access Service
- Location
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Mission Australia was formed in 1996 when Sydney City Mission, Mission SA, Wollongong City Mission, Perth City Mission, Brisbane City Mission, Mission Australia Northern New South Wales, Mission Australia Southern New South Wales, Mission Australia Group Training and Mission Employment all joined forces. It provides a range of welfare services, although it no longer conducts residential care for young people or children. It manages the records of Sydney City Mission.
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Mission Australia was formed in 1996, and was the new name for the Sydney City Mission. The Sydney City Mission was founded in 1862, by Benjamin Short, a new arrival who was appalled by the poverty he witnessed in city. It provided a range of services to the disadvantaged.
Mission Australia runs community and employment services across Australia, delivering youth and children's programmes, jobseeker programmes, homelessness services and skills training. It has offices in every state.
Records
Records of the homes run by Sydney City Mission are under the control of Mission Australia. Some are lodged in the Mitchell Library, which is part of the State Library of New South Wales.
Timeline
- 1862 - 1996
- Sydney City Mission
- 1996 -
- Mission Australia
- Collection Title
- Mission Australia Records (1996 - )
- Date Range
- 1996 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the General Counsel, Mission Australia:
Postal Address: GPO Box 3515, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: 1800 021 673
Email: supporter@missionaustralia.com.au
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Records related to Hunter Mission
- Date Range
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- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the General Counsel, Mission Australia:
Postal Address: GPO Box 3515, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: 1800 021 673
Email: supporter@missionaustralia.com.au
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Sydney City Mission records, 1862-1983, including minute books and historical papers (1862 - 1983)
- Date Range
- 1862 - 1983
- Reference
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MLMSS 4779
[State Library of New South Wales - Manuscripts & Pictures Call Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the General Counsel, Mission Australia:
Postal Address: GPO Box 3515, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: 1800 021 673
Email: supporter@missionaustralia.com.au
DETAILS
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