The Hunter Mission evolved out of charitable operations conducted by Mayfield Baptist Church. It commenced its operations in Newcastle under the name Hunter Mission in 1991. The Hunter Mission ran a substitute care service for young people. It became part of Mission Australia in 2000.
Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf; Communication with General Counsel, Mission Australia, 15 May 2014.
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Created: 21 March 2011, Last modified: 18 May 2014
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