Visit to Australia of Major-General Hawthorn, director and secretary of Fairbridge Society is a file held by the National Archives of Australia. It is part of the correspondence files of the Commonwealth Immigration Department. It contains information about the activities of the Fairbridge Society in Australia. Access Conditions Open access. Records The hard copy file…
Adoption is the legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s). The first adoption law to be passed in Australia was in the Colony of Western Australia in 1896, and other jurisdictions followed with their own legislation. However,…
This is a photograph of a Family Group Home run by Kildonan at 36 Moselle Street, Box Hill. It was published by the Presbyterian Social Services Department in a pamphlet titled The Work of Presbyterian Social Services. It shows the front of a single-storey brick house with an asymetrical roof, large windows, and brick front…
This is a photograph of the Kildonan Family Group Home at Main Street, Blackburn. It was published by the Presbyterian Social Services Department in a pamphlet titled The Work of Presbyterian Social Services. It shows the front of a single-storey house with a driveway to the side and young trees planted on the front lawn.
This is a copy of a photograph of the Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society Home in Leonard Street, Parkville from the inside cover of an annual report.
This is a photograph showing the Kildonan home at 149 Flemington Road, North Melbourne. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate
This is a copy of an image of Harrison House that was published in a Presbyterian Church publication, Outreach in November 1968.
This is a copy of a photograph of Regent House, Elsternwick (previously known as the Presbyterian Home for Girls).
This is a copy of a photograph in a scrapbook from the collection of Uniting Heritage Service. It shows two removal trucks parked in front of the Presbyterian Girls’ Home in Regent Street, Elsternwick (later known as Regent House). This photograph dates from around 1937.
Annexe is a term used to describe a smaller residential facility that is part of a larger institution. For example, the Victoria Park (Riverbank) Annexe was part of the youth detention facility, Riverbank, even though it was located many miles distant. Click here to see the full Find & Connect glossary
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