The Records of the Apollo Bay Industrial Farm (Heathfield Homes Reformatory for Protestant Boys) are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. They comprise a ledger from 1914-1915 containing the names of 26 boys who lived at the farm; two diaries of daily activities from 1907 and 1915; letterbooks and minutes of meetings from…
Records of Church of England Boys’ Society Farms are held by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne Archives. These records relate to the management of farm institutions run by the Church of England Boys’ Society (Cebs) in Victoria: the Cebs Training Farm located at Lysterfield and later Yering; and Burton Hall Training Farm at Tatura. Access…
The Inquiry into Responses to Historical Forced Adoptions in Victoria began in 2019 when the Victorian Legislative Assembly agreed to an inquiry into support services and responses to the issues of historical forced adoptions in Victoria by the Legal and Social Issues Committee. The report was tabled in Parliament on 8 September 2021. According to…
St Vincent’s Hostel was opened in 1924 by the Christian Brothers in Albert Park for boys who had been apprenticed in the city but could not afford to pay private board. St Vincent’s Hostel closed in June 1967. Despite objections to the hostel opening by neighbours, on 24 August 1924 St Vincent’s Hostel opened at…
Deaf Children Australia is a national organisation advocating and providing services and resources for deaf children and their families in Australia. It was formed as a national body in 2004, but had previously operated as the management body for the Victorian College for the Deaf. Deaf Children Australia hold a collection of records and heritage…
St Ann’s was established on 3rd March 1896 as a sub-reformatory of the Brookside Reformatory for Protestant Girls. Like the Brookside Reformatory, St Ann’s provided reformatory training to girls prior to them being sent to domestic service placements. It was located on a farm a few miles from Heywood in Western Victoria, and was variously…
School Records is a series of records created by the Glendonald School for Deaf Children, and held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. The series contains records pertaining to students, administration, school publications, correspondence, inspections, and school council and committees. These records were collected by the Education Department from the Glendonald School following its…
Please contact the Department of Education and Training, Archives and Records Management team: Phone: (03) 9637 3306 Email: archives.records@edumail.vic.gov.au
The heritage collection of Deaf Children Australia contains items created and used by the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, the Victorian School for Deaf Children, the Victorian College for the Deaf, the Princess Elizabeth Kindergarten for the Deaf, and Deaf Children Australia. The collection dates from the 1860s to 2010, and includes registers of pupils,…
The Education Department was established in 1873, following the passing of the Education Act 1872, which introduced free, compulsory, secular education to Victoria for children aged six to 15 years old. The department was responsible for the provision and administration of education in Victoria. In its early years it was also known as the Department…
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