St John’s Hostel opened in Alice Springs in 1941 It provided accommodation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children from remote areas who were attending school. In 1945 six Aboriginal boys from St John’s were transferred to the Church of England Hostel for Inland Children at Kensington Park in South Australia. St John’s Hostel also took in…
The Methodist Overseas Mission, a department of the Methodist Church of Australia, was established around 1930. Previously it was known as the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia. It established missions and Homes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia during the early and mid twentieth century. The Methodist Overseas Mission became part of the Uniting…
Territory Health Services was formed when the health function of the Department of Health and Community Services [l] was separated in 1995. In 2001 a second version of the Department of Health and Community Services was established and this took over the functions of Territory Health Services.
The Department of Community Development took over from the Department of Community and Social Development in 1978. It became responsible for the social welfare, including child welfare, guardianship and adoption. In 1987 this department was combined with Department of Resources and Health to form the Department of Health and Community Services [l]
The Department of Community and Social Development was the new name given to the Department of Community Services in September 1977. Among other functions, this Department was responsible for social welfare. On 1 July 1978 new administrative arrangements were made in the Northern Territory Government and the majority of former departments were abolished. The functions…
The Department of Community Services existed under this name for a very short time, from January to September 1977. This interim Department existed while Commonwealth functions were gradually being transferred to the Northern Territory Government in preparation for self government. The Department of Community Services was responsible for social welfare during this time. This Department…
The Community Welfare Section of the Department of the Northern Territory took over social welfare functions from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1974. The work of this section was taken over by the Department of Community Services in 1977 when, in preparation for self government, some of the functions of the Commonwealth were passed…
The Commonwealth Department of Aboriginal Affairs was created on 19 December 1972. The work of the Welfare Division was absorbed by this Department from 1972 until 1974. In 1974 the social welfare function was transferred to the Department of the Northern Territory I.
The Welfare Division was created in 1970 when the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration was upgraded. The Welfare Division existed under this title for only two years. In December 1972 its functions were divided between three Commonwealth departments – the new Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the existing Departments of Health and Education….
The Department of Public Health was created in 1916 when the Government Medical Officer was also appointed as the Acting Chief Health Officer. This appointment brought the medical department (responsible for Births, Deaths, and Marriage registration, and sometimes acting as Protector of Aborigines), and the Health Office (responsible for public health administration) together to form…
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