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Child & youth migration in the 20th century
A chronology of child youth and migration from the United Kingdom and an overview of the related records series
Child care and protection guide
Major sources from the collection relating to child care and protection, in the 19th and early 20th centuries
Protestant (Male) Orphan School Register, 1850-1886
The Protestant (Male) Orphan School Register, 1850-1886 lists over 1,000 boys who were admitted to the school. Boys were usually admitted because one or both parents were dead or unable to care for them. The register is an important document in the history of child care and protection in New South Wales