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The Church of England Migration Council brought out young women from the United Kingdom, and placed them under the care of Deaconess House. The young women were then placed in domestic service jobs in households. Deaconess Ruby Short took out a licence for the scheme under the Industrial Arbitration Act on 9th October 1939. Includes lists of 'girl domestics' with arrival dates, ship name and name of employer or caretaker. Also includes lists of Australians requesting domestics, and which type.

Includes collected publications, newsletters and ephemera

The Christian Social Order Movement was formed on September 1 1943. This series contains 1 item comprising of papers relating to its formation and early years. The series contains announcements, circulars, member's contacts and interests forms, offer of service circular, copies of The New Day monthly journal, meeting agenda, contribution forms, membership receipts, list of members and council for 1947, activity leaflets.
Some foxing, some insect damage. Pages of various sizes ranging from foolscap to 84mm x 128mm.

In 1846 George James Armytage stated that he saw Rev. J. Duffus drinking and smoking in the tap room of a public bar. Broughton appointed a commission to investigate whether the charges made were legitimate and worth further investigation. After hearing from numerous witnesses who testified to Rev. Duffus' good character, the commission concluded that there was insufficient evidence to carry the investigation any further. In 1847 charges relating to Duffus' moral character were brought against him by the church wardens as a result of documents they had received from Mrs. Forbes and her daughter Mrs. C.A. Bull. Broughton again appointed a commission to investigate the validity of the charges.
The commission concluded that the charges were legitimate and should be investigated further. Broughton therefore held an ecclesiastical court hearing in which he heard the witnesses, and passed sentence

Occasional address on The Bishop’s Farm, at the launch of Grist Mills, Saturday 22nd February 2014 – Tom Reeve
Print of aerial photograph of The Bishop’s Farm, 15 Jan 1947
Student Jane Hammond, Sugarloaf Provisional School – article published Dec. 2013
Photocopy of land grant for Richard Hicks, 17th August 1819
‘Bringing history to light’ Macarthur Chronicle Campbelltown, 4th March 2014
‘The Bishop’s Farm gleanings’ – Tom Reeve, Grist Mills, Vol. 27, No. 1, February 2014
‘Farm’s story revealed in new journal’ Macarthur Advertiser Wed 19th Feb. 2014
Correspondence relating to launch of ‘The Bishop’s Farm’ 2014
Correspondence between Lend Lease and S. Reeve re. property, 1964
‘Challenges of change: the Lend Lease story’ (1984) – includes information on Campbelltown
Sketch of buildings on Bishop’s Farm
Notes on the Hammond and Lack families
Notes on James Dempsey
Excerpts from the Sydney Gazette, printed from Trove
Copies of documents in State Archives relating to Richard Hicks
Copies of land titles maps of Campbelltown

Minutes, correspondence and financial papers relating to the publishing of the Australian Church Record.

Order of service and invitations for the opening 1961, architectural plan, list of rooms and the people after whom they are named.