The file Child Migration – St Vincents de Paul Orphanage – Goodward [Goodwood] 1947-1960, contains correspondence between the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, the office of the Archbishop of Adelaide, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in…
UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide came into being in 2003. It was previously called Adelaide Central Mission. In 2012, there was another name change, to Uniting Communities.
The file Child Migration – Methodist Children’s Home, mainly contains correspondence between the Methodist Children’s Homes, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the open access period are available for public access. The open access period is…
The file Child Migration – Methodist Children’s Homes 1949-1950, mainly contains correspondence between the Methodist Children’s Homes, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the open access period are available for public access. The open access period…
The Morialta Protestant Children’s Home Board of Management ran the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home from 1924 until 1974. The board included representatives from a number of religious and philanthropic organisations including the Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF), the Congregational Union, Churches of Christ, the SA Protestant Federation, the Baptist Union and the Presbyterian Church.
This series of Case Cards comprises a record of cases dealt with by the Women Police Branch. The date range of the cards runs from 1960 to 1973. Women Police during the period dealt primarily with the moral and social welfare of women and children, such as domestic issues or missing persons, with criminal offences…
Cann Cottage was created by the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission in 1957 when Cann Home, part of the Methodist Children’s Homes at Magill, was divided into two Cottages. The other half of the building was named I’Anson Cottage. Each cottage accommodated approximately 12 children with a Housemother or Cottage Parents. Cann Cottage continued to operate…
This series of Case Cards comprises a record of cases dealt with by the Women Police Branch. The date range of the cards runs from 1940 to 1974. Women Police during the period dealt primarily with the moral and social welfare of women and children, such as domestic issues or missing persons, with criminal offences…
This series contains the Observation Log of Seaforth Home for 1968 to 1973, which is titled “Wet Bed Book”. It includes notes about daily checks conducted on the beds of children in the morning and evening. Entries include the name of children, with ticks or crosses against their name to indicate if their bed was…
St Joseph’s Sanatorium opened in Largs Bay in 1903. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph, it operated as a rest home for women and children. In 1906 it moved to a larger premises in the same suburb and cared for children from infancy to school age. In 1907, the Home changed its name to…
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