The Anglican Diocese of Tasmania was established in 1842. After its arrival in Tasmania, the Church of England was either closely involved in or ran institutions for children and single mothers. In 1981, the Church of England became known as the Anglican Church of Australia. The Church of England in Australia was established in 1788…
Colony 47 was founded in 1973 as a community centre for young people. It ran Aspect House and continues to run Mara House. In 2014, it also offers young people support in finding accommodation and advice about careers and training. Colony 47 was founded by a group led by the Reverend Jon Colville, who wanted…
A Wardship Review Committee was first established in 1977. There was one for each state ward. Their purpose was to advise the Director of the Social Welfare Department about placements. Guardianship Review Committees came to an end in the 1990s. A Wardship Review Committee consisted of the Regional Welfare Officer and the Child Welfare Supervisor…
The North-West Regional Resource Unit replaced the Lucinda Resource Centre. The new Unit opened on the same site, the former Weeroona Girls’ Training Centre at Latrobe. In 1988, it moved to new offices in Burnie. The Centre closed during the 1990s. The Unit undertook a range of activities designed to support families so that their…
The Southern Regional Resource Centre opened in January 1985. Unlike the other resource centres, it did not run many activities. Instead, since the southern region already had a wide range of community groups, it linked welfare workers to those. The Centre closed in the 1990s. In 1985, staff at the Centre found camping programs for…
Woodlands Family Group Home, run by the government, opened in about 1985. It was located on Hearps Road, Ulverstone. Woodlands provided temporary accommodation to children who were wards of state or supervised in other ways by the Department of Community Welfare and its successors. Woodlands closed around 2000. A married woman managed Woodlands Family Group…
The Glenorchy Infant Orphanage opened in 1898. Originally a Mrs Fagg ran it but in 1902, she handed it over to a Miss Maum. The Orphanage had accommodation for 10 children and appears to have been for a young age range, about 1 to 10 years. It closed in about 1912. The Glenorchy Infant Orphanage…
The Relief Division of the Social Services Department, and the Social Welfare Department that succeeded it, was established in the early 1950s. It provided financial and other assistance to people without enough money to meet everyday expenses. Family welfare work often involved both the Relief and the Child Welfare Divisions. After the early 1980s, the…
The Special and Rare Collections department is part of the University of Tasmania Library. Its collection includes the records of the Industrial School for Girls – Hobart.
The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages replaced the Registrar-General’s Division in 1989. In 2014, the Registrar maintains registers of births, deaths, marriages, deeds of relationships, and adoptions, changes of name, and changes of sex for people born in Tasmania. It holds church records from 1803 to 1839 and birth, death, and marriage records from…
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