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Adoption and Forgotten Australians

A family history research guide, by the State Library of Victoria, for adopted people, Forgotten Australians and child migrants.TIP: Check state libraries and state archival repositories … more

Find Your Way Home with SA Link-Up

This site aims to assist Indigenous people find connections to family and access reunification and other services. The guide Finding Your Own Way is available online (PDF) and it details existing … more

Find & Connect Australia

The Find & Connect web resource is for forgotten Australians, former child migrants and everyone with an interest in the history of out-of-home care in Australia. Use this site to find … more

Barnardos Australia - Supporting Old Boys and Girls

Barnardos provides a service for people who have lived in Barnardos care. They hold files on old boys and girls of Barnardos who migrated to Australia under the Child Migration Scheme and can … more

Judy Webster's Genealogy Indexes & Advice

This site has 53,000+ names of local, interstate and overseas persons mentioned in records in Queensland, Australia. There is also 135+ pages of advice and indexes original records held by Queensland … more

Queensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Orphanage and reformatories

The Orphanage and reformatory indexes include:• Toowoomba Girls Reformatory Admissions 1881-1903• Toowoomba Girls Reformatory Discharges 1882-1903 • Westbrook Reformatory Admission … more

Linc Tasmania - Family History and eResources

Linc Tasmania - Family historyThis site is designed to explore Tasmanian ancestry using the following categories: Aboriginal Ancestry; Arrivals or departures; Birth, death or marriage; Convict life; … more

State Archives & Records New South Wales

State Archives & Records NSW manages and provides access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788. … more

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the archives of the State Government of Victoria. The collection records date from 1830s. Online collections and digitised records are available in the … more

Queensland State Archives

Select Search the records and use these categories to access dropdown lists of online indexes and access to original records if available:  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders• … more

State Records of South Australia

State Records of South Australia has links to an A-Z for researchers; Aboriginal services; fact sheets; family history information; indexes and special lists plus passenger lists. There are online … more

Care Leavers Australia Network

This is a support and advocacy group for people brought up in care away from their family as state wards or Home children raised in Children's Homes, orphanages or other institutions, or in foster … more

Monash University – History of Adoption Project

This site includes a bibliography, Australian adoption records information for Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. There are also links to relevant government and community … more