Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church:
Postal Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8210 8275 or 1800 139 020
Email: receptionprofstandards@adelaide.catholic.org.au
Website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-people/professional-standards/records-service
These records are part of Records of St Joseph's Refuge, Fullarton (1873 - 1970s).
Miscellaneous records in manila folders, including historical summaries and news clippings about Refuge. Correspondence and reports relate to health, redevelopments and additions, financial matters, legal issues, staff salaries and the transfer of the home to the Daughters of Charity. Very little correspondence concerns individual women and/or their children.
Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service for an application form and information regarding procedures and conditions with regard to accessing information from records held or managed by this office.
Information is open to former residents or family members who can prove their relationship to the resident.
The Professional Standards Office does not charge any fees to former residents of Catholic Homes seeking their records.