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Notifications of Discharge, Holy Family Children’s Home

These Notifications of Discharge forms are declarations by the custodian (i.e. the Matron of the home) to the Director of the Child Welfare Department that custody of the child is being relinquished. The forms record: the name of the child; the address of the custodian; to whom the child was discharged (e.g. parent) and their…

Notice of Reception, Discharge, Death or Admission to Hospital, Holy Family Children’s Home

Notice of Reception, Discharge, Death or Admission to Hospital is an archival series which contains duplicates of notices relating to discharges of children from the Holy Family Children’s Home to someone or somewhere other than the parents, in accordance with regulations 47A(w) and 47B(g) of the Child Welfare Act 1939. Access Conditions For access to…

Records of the Good Shepherd Sisters, New South Wales

The Records of the the Good Shepherd Sisters, New South Wales date from 1913 to 1981 and includes records related to the Home of the Good Shepherd, Ashfield, Rosemount, and Toongabbie. The records are held by Good Shepherd Archives in Abbotsford, Victoria. Access Conditions Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their…

Records of Boys Town Engadine

The records in this collection relate to services and out-of-home-care provided by Boys Town Engadine. The records are dated from 1940 to 2006, and vary in detail. These records are held by the Salesians Province Centre. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Salesians of Don Bosco Professional Standards Office. People wishing…

Admission Register, St Anne’s Home of Compassion

The Admission Register records the following information: name of child; date of birth; date of admission; parents’ names and occupations; and remarks. Quantity: 1 volume. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Archives of the Sisters of Compassion. Access to information contained in these records is restricted to former residents of the…

Records of Eddy’s Place

Records of Eddy’s Place includes Residents’ files starting from 1989. Access Conditions Conditional Access – Former residents (and their families) can contact the Heritage and Information Service at MacKillop Family Services to gain access to records. The Heritage and Information Service recommends people contact them through the Records Enquiry Form on the website. Records According…

Records of St Vincent’s Boys’ Home

Records of St Vincent’s Boys’ Home is a collection managed by Marist180, containing records from St Vincent’s Boys’ Home in Westmead dating back to 1905, as well as records of residential services provided by the Marist Brothers, Marist Youth Care and Marist Community Services. Access Conditions Former residents and clients (including their families), of The…

Orphanage Records (incomplete), CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services

Orphanage Records (incomplete) is an archival series held by CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Social Services. It comprises 11 lever arch folders containing the known surviving records of several of the Catholic orphanages and children’s homes in the Hunter region, including Murray Dwyer Home, Mayfield; Bishop Murray Memorial Girls Home, Maitland; and the Monte Pio Home. Access Conditions…

Sherbrook Residential Care Unit: Client Files

The Sherbrook Residential Care Unit: Client Files are held by CatholicCare, Diocese of Broken Bay. The amount and type of information contained on these files varies from file to file. All files contain basic personal and family information, including: name of child; age; parents’ names; and addresses. More comprehensive information which may appear on some…

Client Files, Kendall Grange

These Client Files (1949-present) contain general information about the children who have been enrolled at St John of God Kendall Grange. Information about the child includes: name; date of birth; admission and discharge dates; reason for admission; medical history; information about the child’s family and information about any previous placements. The files are arranged in…