Invitation from Kevin Rudd and Jenny Macklin to the National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, Parliament House 16 November 2009.

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

Advice of admission of a child to an institution and claim for additional child endowment

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

This is a copy of a form used by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services in the 1970s to administer child endowment payments to institutions. This form was provided to the Find & Connect web resource by Berry Street’s Heritage and Background Information Service and has been redacted to protect the privacy of individuals.

Declaration of the Rights of the Child poster

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

Frank and Samantha talk about their experiences in locating and accessing their records

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

This is a 5 minute video featuring Frank who was in care during the 1940s and early 1950s, and Samantha, who spent 5 years in residential and foster care in the 2000s. The video is part of the training resource: ‘Who Am I? Making Records Meaningful: Resources to guide Record-Keeping Practices which support Identity for…

Front cover of the Bringing them home report (1997)

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

The advertisement that started it all

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

This is a framed copy of a newspaper ad placed by CLAN’s co-founder Joanna Penglase seeking participants for her research into children’s homes.

Australia apology over abuse in state shelters – 16 Nov 09

• February 28, 2020
• 0 Comments

Al Jazeera’s Michelle Stone reports on the apology to ‘forgotten Australians’ and former child migrants.