Libraries Tasmania, formed in 2011, is the overall organisation for the State Library of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office as well as for community education and literacy services. From 2011-2018, it was known as LINC Tasmania.
The State Library of Tasmania opened in 1943. It includes a lending library and a reference section which holds resources for family history searches. Since 2011, it has been a part of Libraries Tasmania (formerly known as LINC Tasmania). The State Library of Tasmania began as a subscription library in 1849. In 1859, it received…
Glenara Children’s Home replaced the Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys in 1973. It provided accommodation, some of it in cottages, for girls and boys, a number of whom were wards of state. Glenara closed in 1982. By the 1970s, policy makers were increasingly opposed to institutional care for children. In line with this thinking, the…
The Archives Office of Tasmania opened in 1965. Its purpose was to store government records but it also accepted donations from private individuals and organisations. It had a reading room for people wishing to access those records. In 2011, the Archives Office of Tasmania became the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. The origins of the…
The Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania formed in 1987 following a recommendation by the Arthur Young Review of Services that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb be split into two. The purpose of the organisation is to increase the mobility of people who are blind or vision impaired. This may include providing them with…
Tasdeaf formed in 1987 following a recommendation by the Arthur Young Review of Services that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb be split into two. In 2012, the organisation offers Auslan interpreting, courses in Auslan, support to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, deaf cultural awareness training, and advocacy. In 2016…
The Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb began in 1887. Its purpose was to provide welfare services, education, and industrial training to children and adults with visual or hearing disabilities. The Society opened the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution in 1898. In 1987, following the release of the Arthur Young Review of Services, the…
The Public Service Appeal Board was established in 1958. It heard and determined appeals against decisions of the Public Service Commissioner relating to appointments, promotion, and disciplinary action. The Commissioner for Review replaced the Public Service Appeal Board in 1984. The Public Service Appeal Board was established by the Public Service Tribunal Act of 1958….
The Public Service Commissioner replaced the Public Service Board in 1918. The Commissioner was responsible for the organisation and staffing of government departments. In 1973, a Public Service Board replaced the Public Service Commissioner. Under the Public Service Act 1923, the Public Service Commissioner organised and staffed government departments, supervised the way they worked, and…
The Public Service Board was established in 1905 by the Public Service Act. It managed the employment of public servants. In 1918, the Public Service Board was replaced by a Public Service Commissioner. The Public Service Board had two independently appointed members and one, who held the position part time, elected by public servants. However,…
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