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Bexley Boys’ Home

This is an image of the Salvation Army’s Bexley Boys’ Home. it shows a large two-storey building with two signs on the front reading “Bexley” and “The Charles Kolling Memorial Building.” This photo appeared in an article published by the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader about abuse that occurred at the home. The article…

Children’s Home, Dalmar, Paramatta Road, Croydon

This is an image of Dalmar Children’s Home, Croydon. It shows children outside a large two-storey house. The children appear to be wearing uniforms. This image was published in The Methodist on 28 December 1901.

A Protestant Home for Orphans

This is an image of the Dill Macky Mermorial Home, Strathfield. It shows a very large two-storey building with verandah’s spanning its front. This image was published in The Daily Telegraph on 20 March 1922 alongside an article marking the formal opening of the home.

Allanville

This is an image of the Allanville Home in Wellington, New South Wales. This photo is undated, the dates included are an estimate.

Bomaderry 13 [residence]

This is a digital copy of a photograph held by the State Library of New South Wales. It is located within the collection called: Series 02: Alma Smith & Alva Atkins photographs of missions in New South Wales, 1909-1970.

[Personal records of Prime Minister Hawke] Alternative employment, homeless children, kibbutz development

[Personal records of Prime Minister Hawke] Alternative employment, homeless children, kibbutz development is a file at the National Archives of Australia. There is a digital copy of the file available from the NAA website. The file contains information relating to the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association. Prime Minister Hawke was a member of the…

Forest Farm Community

The Forest Farm Community was an initiative of the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association. In 1981, the NSW Lands Department donated a 160 acre reserve of land to the Association. It was at Mangrove Mountain, near Gosford, on the central coast north of Sydney. The Association had ambitious plans for the Forest Farm Community…

Anglican Diocese of Armidale – Contact Details

Please contact the The Registrar, Anglican Diocese of Armidale: Address: PO Box 198, Armidale NSW 2350 Phone: (02) 6772 4491 Email: registrar@armidaleanglicandiocese.com

Department of Communities and Justice, State Government of New South Wales

The Department of Communities and Justice, New South Wales, was created on 1 July 2019. It brings together the former Departments of Family and Community Services (FACS), and Justice.

Caretakers Cottage records

Caretakers Cottage has a historical archive, and publishes some records from this collection on its website. The Find & Connect web resource has no information about what records are held about former residents and clients of Caretakers Cottage.