Marian Lodge Training Centre was established by the St John of God Brothers. It was adjacent to St John Of God Training Centre in Cheltenham. Marian Lodge catered for boys described as having moderate intellectual disabilities and being unable to follow a special schooling program, but able to benefit from other training.
Papers of Shirley Steans Beaumont (MS Acc09/195) are held at the National Library of Australia. The collection includes letters received by Shirley Steans Beaumont from former female residents of the Salvation Army Catherine Booth Girls’ Home in East Kew, Melbourne describing their childhood experiences at the Home. There are also photographs of the 2006 reunion…
Ward Index Cards provide a summary record of all interactions of an individual child or young person with the Victorian Social Welfare Department (and its successor departments) from 1960 to 1985. Access Conditions Restricted Access – Records containing personal or private information about children are closed to public access for a period of 99 years….
bestchance Child Family Care holds records from all its predecessor agencies, including: Burwood Boys’ Home; Burwood Children’s Home; and Child and Family Care Network Inc. Access Conditions Conditional Access – For enquiries about accessing client records, former residents can contact the Heritage Officer.
There is a collection of material donated by Donna Jaggs held at the Australian Orphanage Museum and managed by the Care Leavers of Australasia Network (CLAN). It includes publications, scrapbooks and press clippings relating to the history of child welfare in Victoria.
Cottage by the Sea Queenscliff holds some records relating to children who spent time at the Home. As of 2025, Cottage by the Sea were unable to provide Find & Connect with details of the records they hold, however note that any records requests will be managed in accordance with privacy legislation. Cottage by the…
There are records related to St Cuthbert’s at the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat archives, however it is not known exactly what is there. It appears that there are few records, however care leavers are encouraged to contact the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat Director of Professional Standards directly, and every effort will be made to assist…
This series consists of immigration policy files relating to the assimilation, welfare and education of migrants. File subjects include, for example, child-youth migration schemes, Children’s Homes taking migrant children, Acts relating to immigration, migrant organisations, transport, sponsorship schemes, housing and accommodation, conferences, refugees and restricted immigration policy. Access Conditions The majority of records in this…
Sutherland Homes established the Diamond Valley Youth Hostel in 1979. It offered accommodation for young people making the transition from Sutherland Homes for Children into the world outside. The Hostel moved to Greensborough in 1986, and the former hostel was remodelled as a residential unit. Sutherland Homes established the Diamond Valley Youth Hostel in 1979…
Records held by the Uniting Church Archives is a collection of records dating from 1923 to 1994, and includes information about children’s Homes run by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and, after 1977, the Uniting Church. The collection consists of records about the administration of the Homes: including minutes of management committees, annual reports and…
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