The 40 boxes of records relate to the running and management of the Trust in Australia, and also contain information about individual children sent to the Northcote Farm School, Principals' reports, staffing at the school, and correspondence from former Northcotians who stayed in touch with the Trust into adulthood.
The collection includes some individual files for children sent to the Farm School, and in some cases include initial application information, reports on the child while at the Farm School, medical reports, correspondence with parents and holiday families, photographs, employment records, education certificates, reports of marriage and pregnancy, correspondence with the children after they left the Farm School. However, there are few full case files for the children at the Farm School, although there are also mentions of children in the administrative records.
In 1977, Old Northcotians were sent a letter from the Trust stating that their dependents would qualify for assistance from the Trust and some people took them up on the offer with their children receiving grants, and applications for assistance by children of Old Northcotians are included in this collection.
The collection also contains publicity materials such as brochures and newspaper clippings, statistics regarding children sent from England and on what ships, and statistics from 1960 regarding state wards at the Farm School.
The collection also includes records about the initial establishment of the Trust and the provisions of Lady Northcote's will, acquisition of the land for the Farm School and construction of buildings on the site, minutes of Trustee meetings, financial legers and statements and correspondence with the English trustees of the Northcote Trust Fund.
Records about or mentioning children are restricted to access for those people and their families. Access to these records is provided by the Child Migrants' Trust. Access to non-restricted records is available through the State Library of Victoria.
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.
We do not currently have any photographs linked to this entry. If you know of any additional photographs, please contact us.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
Last updated:
05 April 2023
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