The Juvenile Offenders Ordinance 1941 (Act no. 11/1941) was Commonwealth legislation that allowed for children from the ACT to be placed in NSW institutions. It provided that a court in the ACT may commit a person under the age of eighteen to a NSW institution, in accordance with the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act…
The Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Ordinance 1949 (Act no. 9/1949) was Commonwealth legislation, which amended the definition of ‘neglected child’ in the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act 1905 (NSW). It commenced on 29 September 1949 and was repealed by the Child Welfare Ordinance 1957 on 1 March 1958. The NSW child welfare legislation…
The Richmond Fellowship of the ACT Inc began providing services in the Australian Capital Territory in 1976. The Richmond Fellowship was first established in England in 1957. It provides supported accommodation services, mentor programs, counselling and support services for youth and families.
The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Act no. 2/1938) was Commonwealth legislation that regulated adoption of children in the ACT for the first time. This Ordinance was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1965, commencing on 18 October 1966. Under the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938, adoption required the consent of the child’s parent…
This is a copy of an image that was published on ABC News in a report about the apology for forced adoptions.
This image was included on the Forgotten Australians – Our History website, on the Apology page.
This image was included on the Forgotten Australians – Our History website, on the Apology page.
Later, flowers were laid in remembrance of those who had passed away. ‘Anecdotal evidence has shown an abnormally large percentage of suicides among care leavers’ (The Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Forgotten Australians, 2004, xvi).
This image was included on the Forgotten Australians – Our History website, on the Apology page.
This image was included on the Forgotten Australians – Our History website, on the Apology page.
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