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Health Commission of Victoria

The Health Commission of Victoria was established in 1978 by the Health Commission Act 1977. It took on the responsibilities previously administered by the Mental Health Authority, Department of Health, Commission of Public Health, and the Hospitals and Charities Commission. The Health Commission had three divisions: the Public Health Division, the Hospitals Division, and the…

Northern Territory Administration – Welfare Branch – interstate visits 1961-1966 [reference copy]

Northern Territory Administration – Welfare Branch – interstate visits 1961-1966 [reference copy] is a file held by National Archives of Australia. It is located at the Darwin office. The records relate to the Part Aboriginal Education Scheme, an initiative of the Northern Territory Welfare Branch. After the passage of theĀ 1953 Welfare Ordinance the Director of…

St. Augustine’s Orphanage, Geelong, Victoria [microform]

This is a small collection of microform records about St Augustine’s Orphanage, Geelong, held by the State Library of Victoria. It includes copies of the Admissions and Discharges register dated 1857-1878, which contains the names and brief details about children admitted to and discharged from the orphanage during that period. It also includes copies of…

Ballarat Town and City Mission records

Access Conditions Records more than 99 years old are restricted from public access. Contact the Care Leavers Records Service. Records Ballarat Town and City Mission records is a collection of records that relate to a number of institutions in Ballarat: Alexandra Babies’ Home, Mission Rescue and Children’s Home, Canadian, George Street Children’s Home and Ballarat…

The Canadian Rescue and Children’s Home

This is a copy of a photo of the Canadian Rescue and Children’s Home from around 1917.

George Street Children’s Home

This is a copy of a photograph of the George Street Children’s Home.

Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten – Nursery, c.1938

This is a copy of a photograph from the collection of the Whitehorse Historical Society, showing the nursery at Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten.

The original holiday home

This is a copy of a photograph that appears on p.17 of a publication, “Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten 1926-1976”. It shows the building that was on the site before it was replaced in 1936.

Records of Jigsaw [Victoria]

Records of Jigsaw is a collection of records from the Victorian branch of the adoption support agency, Jigsaw, held by the University of Melbourne Archives. Jigsaw Victoria, also known as the Adoptees Liberty Movement Association, was established in the 1970s and advocated for people who had been involved in adoptions to be able to access…

Aerial view of the Women’s in Carlton, looking north circa 1970

This is a copy of a photograph of the Royal Women’s Hospital in Carlton, from around 1970. It is published on the Finding Records website.