Hi Janet, This is probably not a Catholic orphanage but my great half uncle ended up here - Ballarat Children's Homes and Family Services Inc. Ludbrook House, 115 Lydiard St, North Ballarat, 3350. Phone 03 5332 1434 and fax no. 03 5332 1724 My G half uncle was born in 1907, went into Berry St Babies home then after a couple of "bad" foster homes he ended up in Ballarat. Good luck Pat -----Original Message----- From: Janet Gregurke [mailto:janetgregurke59@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 28 August 2005 6:01 PM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: ophanage help l am wondering if some one could help me find what orphanage in Ballarat was run by the catholic order. My grandfather was supposed to of been put in one when his parents Hannah and Thomas Malloy/Molloy were burnt to death from a tent fire on the gold fields. Hannah and Thomas were married in 1895 so it was some time after that. So far l cant find a death for either of them. Why would this be so? Many years ago l wrote to the orphanages and no one could find my grandfather. Any help or suggestions to a novice like me would be much appriciated. ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html