NRS-14657 | Private Adoption files [Dependent Children and Adoptions Branch, Department of Community Services]

These files relate to private applications to the Supreme Court for the adoption of children referred to the Department for report. The files contain: (1) Copies of reports on applicants by the Department sent to the Chief Justice in Equity. Each report shows: names of applicants, name and date of birth of the child which the applicants wish to adopt, education of applicants, comment on their interest in children, state whether they have children of their own, and, if so, whether their children are well cared for, description of the home in which applicants live, occupations of applicants, ages, salaries, etc. Reports are based on: (ii) District Officers reports, which are fuller and broader than (1) above, concerning such additional subjects as: applicants' religion, physical appearance, details of previous marriage by applicants, educational and recreational facilities for the child, and the recommendation of the District Officer. The Registers and Indexes have been retained by the Department.(7/2356A-2365B, 7/3607A-3610C,7/4645A, 7/5691-5699B). 45 boxes. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.