St Luke’s Anglicare Records is a collection including the records of children and young people cared for by St Luke’s Anglicare in out-of-home care from 1979. Access Conditions Past clients of St Luke’s out of home services can access their records by applying to the Heritage Client Practitioner at Anglicare Victoria. Please mention your name,…
St Faith’s was established by the Mission to the Streets and Lanes in 1975. It was one of two cottages (the other was Unit 64) on Wilson Street, Brighton. The cottages provided specialist temporary residential care to children and adolescents. St Faith’s and Unit 64 were closed in 1984. In 1975, the Mission to the…
The collection at Child and Family Services Ballarat dates from 1865. It includes records of Ballarat District Orphan Asylum, Ballarat Orphanage, Ballarat Children’s Homes, Ballarat Orphanage Boys’ Hostel and Ballarat Children’s Homes and Family Services. The records relate to children who were placed in these residences. The types of records include admission book registers, individual…
MacKillop Family Services holds more than 115,000 individual records relating to children and mothers who were in institutions in the state of Victoria run by the Christian Brothers, Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of St Joseph. The collection dates from 1857 onwards, and includes client admission registers, admission cards and paper files, photographs, annual…
The Berry Street Heritage Collection dates back to around 1877. The records relate to the operation of Berry Street and its predecessor agencies. The collection includes client records, admission records, visitors’ book from Sutherland Homes reunion, press cuttings, Berry Street publications and photographs. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Berry Street…
Glastonbury & BCYF Records date from 1853 to 2023 and relate to the operation of Barwon Child Youth & Family, Glastonbury Community Services and their predecessor agencies dating back to 1854. The records are held by Meli. The collection includes the records of over 2,000 children that were in the organisations’ ‘care’. The collection includes…
The Geelong Heritage Centre is Victoria’s largest regional archive. It holds 1.8 kilometres of public and private records. These records are accessible to the public. Access Conditions Open access.
Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria, Records 1944-1987 (MS 10054) is a manuscript collection held by the State Library of Victoria. It contains various administrative records relating to the work of the Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria from 1944 to 1987. Access Conditions These records are open and are accessible by any member of the public….
Melbourne Orphan Asylum Records (MS 13168) is a manuscript collection held by the State Library of Victoria. It includes records about former residents of the Melbourne Orphanage and the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, including case files and admission records, as well as records like minute books, scrapbooks and accounting records. Access Conditions Access to these records…
Anne’s Story (MS 11591) is a manuscript held at the State Library of Victoria. It recounts the life story of Anne Ramsay (nee Spear), including her birth in Fitzroy in 1865; the early death of her parents; her childhood in the Melbourne Orphan Asylum with her two brothers; her work as a domestic servant; her…