Frank Golding

Author, Researcher, Historian

Year: 2016

Putting the Children and their Families Back into Orphanage History

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in Forgotten Australians, Orphanage, Child Welfare, Social History, Adoption, State Wards, Children’s Homes, Foster Care, Children’s Institutions, Golding, Sinnett, Neglected, Child Abuse, Family,3 Comments on Putting the Children and their Families Back into Orphanage History

This is the inaugural Frank Golding Lecture presented at the Official Opening of the Legacy & Research Centre at Ballarat Child & Family Services (CAFS), 7 May 2016 I solemnly swear to tell you the truth and nothing but the truth about the history of the Ballarat Orphan Asylum (born 1865) and its child, the […]

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Mismanaging Expectations: The dominance of sexual abuse at the royal commission

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in Forgotten Australians, Orphanage, Child Welfare, Social History, Adoption, State Wards, Children’s Homes, Foster Care, Children’s Institutions, Golding, Sinnett, Neglected, Child Abuse, Family,, Sexual Abuse, UncategorizedTagged 2 Comments on Mismanaging Expectations: The dominance of sexual abuse at the royal commission

This is the final draft of my paper for the Biennial European Social Science History Conference of the International Institute of Social History to be held in Valencia, Spain 30 March to 2 April 2016. Read more about the Conference here.  Given that there are several papers being presented on related issues, I will revise […]

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