Montrose Child Protection Centre, in Burwood, was established around 1978. Before it was converted by the Department of Youth and Community Services to a specialist child protection centre it had been the Montrose Infants’ Home. From 1978 Montrose functioned as crisis accommodation and a hostel for children who needed protection from abuse. It also served…
Winbin, in Strathfield, was opened by the Department of Youth and Community Services in 1975 as a hostel for wards of the state who were of working-age as well as some who were pregnant. It had previously been a home for preschool-aged children. In 1983 Winbin catered to girls aged 15 to 18. In 1984…
The Metropolitan Girls’ Shelter, Glebe was located next to Bidura in a separate building that was entered from Avon Street. It was run by the Child Welfare Department as a shelter for girls awaiting hearings in the Metropolitan Children’s Court. It opened some time between 1923 and 1936 and closed in 1978. While located at…
Corelli Babies’ Home was opened around 1945 in Marrickville. It was a Child Welfare Department nursing home for around 20 toddlers. It was situated in a house called Corelli. Previously, it had been a Child Welfare Department home for unmarried mothers, (the Corelli Women’s Hospital). Around 1970 Corelli was converted to a hostel for older…
Collection of negatives concerned with the activities of the Scheme, most negatives show the members, and children assisted by the Scheme, ca. 1930 / Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme, is a collection of 24 negatives. According to the catalogue of the State Library of New South Wales, the original nitrate negatives were destroyed after…
Photographs and negatives related to the Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme, ca. 1950-1975 is a collection that includes photographs of children from the Far West Children’s Health Scheme at Manly and in New South Wales towns. Access Conditions These records are open access. For access to these records please contact the State Library of…
Corelli, in Marrickville, was a hostel for six male state wards aged from about 14 to 18. Before this, the building was a babies’ home (also known as Corelli, which was the name of the house). Corelli was established by the Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare. Corelli closed in 1991. Corelli was located…
Collection of negatives concerned with the activities of the Scheme, most negatives show the members, and children assisted by the Scheme is a collection of 29 negatives relating to the Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme. Access Conditions These records are open access, however access is only by appointment with the State Library of New…
Collection of photographs concerned with the activities of the Scheme, most photographs show the members, and children assisted by the Scheme, is a collection of 490 photographs. These records were deposited with the State Library of New South Wales in June 1971. Access Conditions These records are open access. For access to these records please…
Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme (N.S.W.) aggregated collection of records is held by the State Library of New South Wales. It comprises records about patients who received health services from Royal Far West in Manly. Access Conditions Public access to these records is restricted. Before accessing these records please contact Royal Far West for…
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