Frank Golding

Author, Researcher, Historian

Access to records

A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records

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,Tagged , , , , 1 Comment on A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records

A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records: Updated version Following some very helpful, constructive comments on an early draft, this revised draft (3 March 2016) is posted with a further invitation to comment. It is also posted on the CLAN website. We particularly welcome and value comment by Care Leavers, ‘Forgotten Australians’, people formerly placed in foster families, members of […]

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Whose File is it? Whose Story is it?

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in UncategorizedTagged , , , ,

21 June 2015 (Revised 26 June 2015) Thanks to good people who offered positive feedback on this blog item. I hope the changes have made it clearer and a better read. Several profound changes have taken place over recent decades that have had a significant impact on how child welfare records are now compiled, stored, […]

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