The "home" might have been government-run, or private - perhaps a church or charity. If government, PROV ought to hold something. I have seen indices on microfyche of children taken into care. There were references in them to several homes for boys & girls. I can't recall if the index was preceded by an introduction or an overview. My grandmother was "in care" in the 1890s and I found her file - very informative - in PROV. Directories: any luck there ? Finally, and this is a bit lateral, but such a home probably had resident staff. They would have been on the electorall roll. You have a date and a location. Now all that remains is the tedious task of trawling the relevant electoral district, and you might get a few names, which might open up another line of inquiry. I say this because when I went through ER's for inner Melbourne in the early 20th Cent., I noticed that there was a Division devoted to the "Immigrant's Home", which had become a benevolent institution for frail of mind &/or body. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: carol pratt [mailto:carol.pratt@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, 13 March 2006 10:15 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: neglected childrens home Hi there list I was wondering if anyone knew anything of the neglected childrens home which was running at Royal Park in 1920 Any suggestions about where to look would be gratefully received Cheers Carol ______________________________

Thanks Peter for those suggestions............i too have found lots on earlier children's institutions but this one was a bit more elusive Thanks I will go and check out these suggestions Cheers Carol -----Original Message----- From: Peter Thomas [mailto:pmthomas@bigpond.com] Sent: Wednesday, 15 March 2006 12:59 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] RE: neglected childrens home The "home" might have been government-run, or private - perhaps a church or charity. If government, PROV ought to hold something. I have seen indices on microfyche of children taken into care. There were references in them to several homes for boys & girls. I can't recall if the index was preceded by an introduction or an overview. My grandmother was "in care" in the 1890s and I found her file - very informative - in PROV. Directories: any luck there ? Finally, and this is a bit lateral, but such a home probably had resident staff. They would have been on the electorall roll. You have a date and a location. Now all that remains is the tedious task of trawling the relevant electoral district, and you might get a few names, which might open up another line of inquiry. I say this because when I went through ER's for inner Melbourne in the early 20th Cent., I noticed that there was a Division devoted to the "Immigrant's Home", which had become a benevolent institution for frail of mind &/or body. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: carol pratt [mailto:carol.pratt@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, 13 March 2006 10:15 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: neglected childrens home Hi there list I was wondering if anyone knew anything of the neglected childrens home which was running at Royal Park in 1920 Any suggestions about where to look would be gratefully received Cheers Carol ______________________________ ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx