Published Resources Details
Resource
- Title
- Find & Connect: History & information about Australian orphanages, Children's Homes & other institutions
- Imprint
- Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, 2011
- Url
- https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/
- Description
The Find and Connect web resource is the online component of a nationwide program which includes support services that provide counselling & assistance to people who spent time in care as children between 1920 and 1980.
The Find & Connect web resource was developed by a team of historians, archivists and social workers from the University of Melbourne and Australian Catholic University, with funding from the Australian Government.
- Abstract
The Find & Connect web resource is funded by the Australian Government & administered by the University of Melbourne.
It was developed as a response to the powerful and effective advocacy of people who spent time in out of home care prior to 1990, who continue to guide, collaborate, and provide essential information into this period of Australia's history.
Chief Investigators
The team responsible for the research involved in the web resource and who provide direction to the project.Professor Cathy Humphreys, The University of Melbourne (Social Work)
Associate Professor Gavan McCarthy, The University of Melbourne (Archives & Technology)
Emeritus Professor Shurlee Swain, Australian Catholic University (History)
Related Published resources
hasPart
- O'Neill, Cate (National Editor), 'Colonial Hospital', in Find & Connect: History & information about Australian orphanages, Children's Homes & other institutions, Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, 2011. https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/entity/colonial-hospital/. Details