The Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Ordinance 1949 (Act no. 9/1949) was Commonwealth legislation, which amended the definition of ‘neglected child’ in the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act 1905 (NSW). It commenced on 29 September 1949 and was repealed by the Child Welfare Ordinance 1957 on 1 March 1958. The NSW child welfare legislation…
The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938 (Act no. 2/1938) was Commonwealth legislation that regulated adoption of children in the ACT for the first time. This Ordinance was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1965, commencing on 18 October 1966. Under the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1938, adoption required the consent of the child’s parent…
The Parliament of Australia issued a national apology to the Forgotten Australians on 16 November 2009. ‘Prime Minister says sorry’ is a video of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivering that apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra.
This is a photograph of two children playing with a large doll’s house at Wyadra Hostel. This photograph appeared as part of a photo-set in The Mercury on 26 March 1954. The caption reads “This doll’s house brings much joy, and it is also used in teaching. Two blind children – five-year-old Karen Williams and…
This is an image of children and staff at Wyadra Hostel. Fourteen children are seated around two tables eating bread and jam and three female staff members stand in the background. This photograph appeared as part of a photo-set in The Mercury on 26 March 1954. The caption reads “The Wyadra hostel for partially deaf…
This is a photograph showing the exterior of Wyadra Hostel that appeared in an article in The Mercury on 27 July 1958.
This is a photograph of two boys during a lesson at Wyadra Hostel. They are seated at a desk wearing headphones, with microphones overhead. A woman stands infront of them holding a picture of the Queen. This photograph appeared as part of a photo-set in The Mercury on 26 March 1954. The caption reads “A…
This image shows the Old Gaol building of the Hobart Anglesea Barracks. From 1881 to 1905 the Hobart Girls’ Training School was located in this building.
This is a copy of a slide showing St Nicholas Cottage which was built in 1948, at Clarendon Children’s Home in Kingston Beach.
This is a copy of a slide showing the Home of Mercy in Midwood Street, Newtown.
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