The Tasmanian State Archives opened in 1949. This was the first attempt in Tasmania to manage, rather than just hold, state records. In 1962, it became the Archives Office of Tasmania. Before 1949, the Chief Secretary’s Department held state records. They kept them in the basement of the government buildings in Franklin Square, Hobart. In…
The Tasmania Prison Service dates from 2000. It is located within the Department of Justice. In 2014, the Service manages the Risdon Prison Complex, Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison, Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison, Hayes Prison Farm, the Hobart Reception Centre, and the Launceston Reception Centre. It holds an incomplete collection of prison records.
Devonfield Enterprises superseded Devonfield Hostel in about 2000. Devonfield Enterprises trains and employs people with various disabilities in a range of industries and also helps others to find open employment. It holds the records of the former Hostel.
The St Giles Society, in Newstead, replaced St Giles Home in about 1995. It provides services and support for children with disabilities so that they can remain with their families. In 2013, St Giles holds the records of St Giles Home.
Clarendon Children’s Home Inc, established in 2006, is a successor organisation to Clarendon Children’s Home and is managed by a governing Board. In 2014, it uses funds from the sale of the Home for grants to agencies that carry out early intervention work with children and their families. Clarendon Children holds the records of Clarendon…
Dominic College, a Catholic school in Glenorchy, was formed in 1973 by an amalgamation of three schools, including Savio College, formerly Boys’ Town, which was a children’s Home and school that received child migrants in the early 1950s. Dominic College has a strong old boys’ network that includes the former child migrants. In October 2012,…
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 Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1891. In 2014, it is owned and run by the Launceston City Council. It has a wide range of collections related to Tasmania’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage. The Community History Branch, located at Inveresk, includes documents, photographs, and ephemera that concern northern Tasmania, including the…
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…
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