Where would I look for Adoptions that took place in NSW and VIC 1920-1930?

[perilsofpauline1]

Hi,

Where would I look for Adoptions that took place in NSW and VIC 1920-1930?

perilous

[fastfusion]

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Due to the recent privacy laws in Australia which have now enforced since the 1990s one must contact the State Government agencies..... you need to do a FOI and they may not give information as it may have been destroyed after 100 years. Since you talk about the 20/30s you may have better chance of viewing the records at the agency office or they send extracts....   
since you do not specify race of person , which in the case of aborigines, there are different rules with the alligned agency. Have a talk firstly to the local registrars office to get the correct government phone number as the switchboard will take too long.

Since the period you seek is a little aged, the Barnardos agency may not have data but worth having a chat to. Its a little early for a Red Cross file and is in a period of relative peacetime so contacting them on this is a waste of time.

If you do suceed in getting a name ..... I would do some serious newspaper hunting or acquire death certificate of adopted persons mother...... good luck

[majm]

Formal Adoptions date from December 1923 in New South Wales.   

NSW BDM has restricted access to birth registrations where the birth occurred less than 100 years ago (regardless of if the baby was later adopted or not). 

Jigsaw Australia http://www.jigsaw.org.au/home1/


JM

[Billyblue]

How close is your relationship to the person adopted?

This will depend on whether or not the relevant department will put you in contact with his/her birth parent/s.  You may find that a birth certificate is only available to the parties involved and maybe direct descendants, as it's inside the 100 year embargo mentioned by MAJM.

The Benevolent Society has a post-adoption service but I don't know how helpful they are or can be, regarding persons other than the adoptee and the birth parent/s.

Jigsaw exists in some states, helps put the parties together (hence their name).

Dawn M