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Victoria - Archival Collection
Hartnett House and Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home Records (1900 - 1983)
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- 1900
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- 1983
- Location
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Hartnett House and Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home Records is an archival collection held by the Department of Health amd Human Services. This collection comprises various records of children who lived at the Home in Brunswick, and of mothers who were admitted there before or after the birth of their child.
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Access Conditions
Conditional Access - Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their time in care, or access personal files can contact the Care Leaver Records Service.
Records
The Department of Health and Human Services holds a number of archival series relating to residents of Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home and Hartnett House.
The collection includes:
- Case history record books, 1900-1974 (Public Record Office Victoria reference number VPRS 17817/P0001)
- Ward files, 1962-1978 (Public Record Office Victoria reference number VPRS 18083/P0001)
- Name index cards to adoptions, Church of Christ and Hartnett House, 1920-1979 (Public Record Office Victoria reference number VPRS 18074/P0001)
Finding Aids
The Finding Records website page relating to Hartnett House (1900-1983) has a detailed Collection Guide with more information about these records.
- Contact
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Please contact the Care Leaver Records Service:
Phone: (03) 9096 8449
Email: clrs@dffh.vic.gov.au
We do not currently have any records linked to this organisation, but records may exist.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
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The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
