Notification of Reception Books (1915 - 1936)

St Joseph's Orphanage, Bathurst

From

1915

To

1936

Reference No

Series 003

Legal Status

ISMAPNG Archives Series Number

The Notification of Reception Books is a series of records created by St Joseph's Orphanage, Bathurst (Girls' Home). The series is made up of one volume containing handwritten completion of forms to comply with the provisions of the Infant Protection Act, No 27, 1904. The records contain information including: Name of Place; Address; Date of Reception; Name of Infant in full; Register Folio Number; Name and Address of Mother; Birthplace of Child; Religion of Child; Date of Birth; Date of Registration of Birth; If placed with any person to nurse before this notification, Name and Address of such Person; Why Admitted; Condition of Mother; If Able to Support; Amount (if any) being paid for the maintenance of the Child in an Institution. They are managed by the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea (ISMAPNG).