Children’s Court information is an index of juveniles who have appeared before the Children’s Court. The following information is provided: name of juvenile; address; birth date; prior and final court appearance; date of court appearance; charge or complaint; and results of hearing. Access Conditions These files are held by the Department of juvenile Jusice. Access…
School Files are a series of records related to the running of schools in New South Wales from 1876 to 1979, including children’s homes with school programs. The records mainly include applications for the establishment of schools, schools’ progress, buildings and school site information, teachers and other miscellaneous records. There are some records related more…
These School records (1881-c.2000) originate from individual schools. They include admission registers, punishment books, examination books, stock books, visitors books, staff meeting records and observation books. Of these records, the admission registers are probably of most relevance to people tracing their origins. They record: name and age of child; religion; date of leaving last school;…
Correspondence And Documents Relating To Committals [Industrial Schools Branch] were extracted from the ‘Sobraon’ Entrance book, 1897-1900, in which they had been inserted. The relevant page numbers are noted in pencil on each letter and document. They are a bundle of documents that includes: letters from parents about their sons who were on the Training…
The Placement Book [Industrial Schools Branch] is a record of the apprenticeship of boys from the Sobraon Training Ship from 1904 to 1911. The volume records information about the boy’s name and age; to whom they were apprenticed; and details of the apprenticeship. There is an index in the front of the volume. Access Conditions…
Miscellaneous Photographs, Newscuttings And Invitations Relating To NSS ‘Sobraon’ [Industrial Schools Branch] are a bundle of records includes newscuttings, sporting programs and photographs of ‘Sobraon’ boys. Access Conditions These records are Open access. To access these records please contact Museums of History NSW.
The amount of information available in these records varies depending on the time period. Earlier records are less comprehensive than records dating from the 1960s. Information given may include mother’s name, address, where transferred from, age, occupation, and religion. Later records also include the mother’s date of birth and, occasionally, details of next of kin….
Birth registers list all the births, including still births, at the Hospital. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. These records were transferred to the Prince of Wales Hospital when the St Margaret’s Hospital closed. Access Conditions Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted…
The amount of information available in these records varies depending on the time period. Earlier records are less comprehensive than records dating from the 1960s. Information given may include mother’s name, address, where transferred from, age, occupation, and religion. Later records also include the mother’s date of birth and, occasionally, details of next of kin….
Entrance Books [Industrial Schools Branch] are 5 volumes that record details of the apprehension and committal of boys to the Training Ship Sobraon. The information they record includes: the boy’s name; reason for committal to the Training Ship; and length of committal. The volumes are indexed. Access Conditions These records are open access. To access…
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