Physical description
ST. JOSEPH’S HOME
1. Photo of children at St. Joseph’s home, The Argus, 8.11.1935 (1 page).
2. Photo of children at St. Joseph’s home, The Argus 8.7.1938 (1 page).
3. St. Joseph’s Home for Destitute Children, various sources and dates including The Box Hill Reporter and Progress Press (4 pages).
4. St. Joseph’s home history, various authors, undated (3 pages).
5. ‘Children’s homes South Melbourne and Surrey Hills’, from ‘’Society of St. Vincent de Paul’’ by Elizabeth Bond, 1980 (2 pages).
6. Excerpts from book ‘From humble beginnings: the story of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in Victoria, 1890-2009’ by Jill Barnard. [Utber & Patullo Publishing, 2009.] (5 pages) including:
a. St. Joseph’s home for destitute children,
b. 3 photos: Mary McKillop and 2 of the buildings
7. ‘Beggar-in-chief in her native city’ Chapter 4 of unknown book, unknown author, date unknown, including 2 photos of St. Joseph’s home in 1895 and 1901 (7 pages).
8. Notes from Sister Mary Comer, Sisters of St. Joseph (undated) (1 page).
9. ‘Day out for the kiddies’, M.M.T.B. News, April, 1967 (1 page).
10. Newspaper cutting on St. Josephs, 13.3.1990 (1 page).
11. Letter to Sue Barnett from MacKillop Family Services Ltd. Signed by Jenny Glare dated 8.10.1999 (1 page) with:
• ‘Catholic child welfare in Victoria 1841-1997’ (no author or date), (4 pages);
• 3 copies of Newsletter of MacKillop Family Services Ltd. Vol. 3 No. 3, dated September, 1999 (4 pages each).
12. Newsletter No. 7, signed Tawsey, Sth. Melb., 1887-1893 (1 page).
13. Media release re ‘From humble beginnings’, 2.12…… (3 pages including photo of author & sister from St. Joseph’s).
14. ‘Began at Numurkah’, newspaper unknown, 3.7.1969 (1 page).
15. ‘For the glory of God’, by Laura Meli, from Kairos, Vol. 21, Issue 16, 2010 (1 page).
16. Letter to Paul Linossier, MacKillop Family Services Ltd., from Jocelyn Hall, 30.11.1999 (1 page).
17. Notes on Marion Knowles (1865-1949), Honorary Secretary St. Joseph’s Committee early 20th century and patron after WW2. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography (2 pages).
18. Timeline of significant events and legislation in the history of child welfare in Victoria, 1850s to 2000s, from Pathways (2 pages).
19. St. Joseph’s home for children (1967-1991), from Pathways (1 page).
20. St. Joseph’s home for destitute children (1890-1925) from Pathways (2 pages).
21. 5 images of St. Joseph’s Home, Pathways (5 pages).
22. Sale of St Joseph’s Convent. 1985
