Client Records: Admissions Register - Maternity Home

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Series[UMA-SR-000001991] Client RecordsAccession[1989.0090] RECORDS OF MELBOURNE CITY MISSIONIdentifierUMA-ITE-1989009000279Scope and ContentAdmissions Register Maternity Home (agency not recorded on item, has been identified as Hartnett House, Brunswick). Exercise book and associated loose sheets, December 1943 - December 1946. Information recorded as follows:
- Name (Full name of mother)
- Admitted
- Address
- Name of Father
Also records comments on the birth and fate of mother and baby.

The Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home opened in Brunswick in 1900. It housed pregnant mothers, babies and arranged some adoptions. From 1947 a Toddlers’ Home called Hartnett House operated on the same site. In 1955, the Maternity Home and Toddlers’ Home were amalgamated into one unit. It was renamed Hartnett House in 1958.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1989.0090 Unit 0029MenuBrowse digitised items | Available in the Reading Room

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CreatorMelbourne City MissionRoleProvenance

Dates

DateDecember 1943-December 1946

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Source of DescriptionFind & Connect | Melbourne City Mission Maternity HomeFind & Connect | Hartnett HousePrevious System ID1989.0090.00279Finding Aid Reference22/3

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SubjectChild welfare

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