MacKillop Family Services was established in 1997 to continue the services (foster care, residential care and specialised home-based care services) to children, young people and families previously undertaken by the Sisters of Mercy, the Christian Brothers, and the Sisters of St Joseph. It is a provider of services for children, young people and families in…
The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who, when they were children, were taken away from their families and communities as the result of past government policies. Children were removed by governments, churches and welfare bodies to be brought up in institutions, fostered out or adopted by white families. The removal of…
The Child Welfare Agreement Ordinance 1941 (Act no. 12/1941) was Commonwealth legislation that approved an agreement made between the Commonwealth and the state of New South Wales for the reception, detention and maintenance in institutions in NSW of children committed to those institutions by courts of the ACT. When an ACT court committed a child…
This is a copy of an image that appeared on the front of the NSW Homeless Children’s Association “Choices” magazine in August 1983. It is captioned, “Model of Community Centre and accommodation superimposed on the actual site at Mangrove Mountain”.
This is a copy of an image that appeared on the front cover of “Choices”, the magazine of the New South Wales Homeless Children’s Association, in March 1983. It shows houses in Cumberland Street, The Rocks, that were the location of a residential facility for homeless young people run by the Association.
This is a copy of an image from a history of Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT, on p.19.
This is a copy of a drawing from a history of Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT, on p.31.
This is a photogrpah of Caretakers Cottage in Bondi. It shows the front of a grey, two-storey terraced building, with the Torres Strait Islands, Aboriginal, Australian, and Pride flags displayed on the 2nd floor verandah. This photograph was published in the Caretakers Cottage 2018 Annual Report.
This is a photograph showing a group including 13 children, seven young women, and Alice Kitchen in front of St Chrisopher’s Home, Young. This photograph is undated. The date included is an estimate.
This is an image that was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate newspaper in 1934. The caption reads: “This picture shows a group of happy children cared for at St Christopher’s Home at Lochinvar by the Community of the Holy Name of the Church of England”. This is an example of how…
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