On this page, I list some sites I use a lot. You may find something of interest too. Click on the highlighted text to go to the relevant site.
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – investigated how institutions like schools, churches, sports clubs and government organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse.
Elizabeth Moore Golding – Fine Artist
Dr Dan Golding – Senior Lecturer in Media & Communications at Swinburne University. Award-winning writer (ABC Arts, Crikey, Buzzfeed, Meanjin). He co-wrote Game Changers (Affirm Press, 2016), wrote Star Wars After Lucas (University of Minnesota Press 2019). Host of Screen Sounds on ABC Classic Mondays at 3:00 pm
Peter Golding – CEO Galvanisers Association of Australia
CLAN – Care Leavers Australasia Network – a national support, advocacy, research and training network for people who grew up in Australian or New Zealand orphanages, children’s Homes, foster care and other institutions
Find & Connect – a resource for Care Leavers, ‘Forgotten Australians’, Former Child Migrants and anyone interested in the history of child welfare in Australia
Cafs Heritage Services – will help you trace the history of past residents who spent time in the Ballarat & District Orphan Asylum, the Ballarat Orphanage and Children’s Homes. Visit the Heritage Centre in the basement of Ludbrook House 115 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat (after Covid-19 all-clear). Phone 03 5337 3333, and ask to talk to Lauren Bourke about what’s happening at the old 200 Victoria Street site.
National Library Oral History Project – life stories of children who grew up in orphanages, children’s Homes, adoption and other institutions
National Archives of Australia – especially useful for searching for a family member who served in the armed services.
Public Records Office Victoria – records about anyone who had any dealings with a Victorian government department
TROVE – a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia to search newspapers and other resources .
Honest History – great site which “promotes balanced consideration of Australian history, by making contesting, evidence-based interpretations available to students, teachers, universities, journalists, and the public. We challenge the misuse of history in the service of political or other agendas.”