The Bethany Boys’ Home Records consist of two admission registers, four photograph albums, and a visitors book. The contents of this collection dates from 1947 to 1978. The items contain information about the children, visitors and activities of Bethany Boys’ Home. Access Conditions This series has a D75 access restriction. This means that the records…
Clarendon Children’s Home Records contain records about the former residents of the Home of Mercy and Clarendon Children’s Home. The collection dates from 1905 to 2006. The collection includes admission and discharge records, photographs and slides, minute books and annual reports. Access Conditions Access to personal information in these records is subject to conditions to…
The Records held by the St Giles Society include the records of St Giles Home. They contain personal information about the children who used to live there. Access Conditions Access to personal information in these records is subject to conditions to protect the privacy of individuals. Individuals wishing to see a record should contact the…
The Records of Roland Boys’ Home consist of a card index with a synopsis of details about the children who lived there. The synopsis contains varying amounts of information about each child. Access Conditions Individuals wishing to access Roland Boys’ Home records should contact Clarendon Children’s Home Inc.
The records of Tascare Society for Children, formerly the Tasmanian Society for the Care of Crippled Children, are held by Archives Tasmania. They were transferred to Archives Tasmania with the closure of Tascare in late 2019. They include minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, correspondence, administrative records, photographs of events held by the society in…
The Records of the Industrial School for Girls – Hobart, held by the University of Tasmania Special & Rare Collections, date from 1862 to 1945. The records include minutes, admission registers, a list of the girls, accounts, annual reports, miscellaneous papers, and 2 photographs of the School. They are a rich source of information about…
The Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys Collection, which is held by the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, contains a wide range of records including annual reports, correspondence concerning children, Superintendents’ reports and diaries, lists of children at the Home, reports about boys who had left the home, applications from families to take children for…
CatholicCare’s archival collection dates between 1959 to 1979, with much of it relating to St Joseph’s Child Care Centre. Among other items, it includes minutes of meetings with cottage parents and progress reports of the children written by houseparents. The records mention a number of children’s names and a few include school reports and examples…
The Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution Records held by Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania result from the Institution’s work with adults and children who had sight disabilities. The records relate to the school and workshops run by the Institution. Access Conditions Care leavers and their families should contact Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania for access to the…
Kennerley Children’s Homes Records date from 1869. The records include nominal rolls, photographs, annual reports, and personal files. However, this is a small remnant of the original collection. Kennerley Boys’ Home (now Kennerley Children’s Home) sold their site in Lansdowne Crescent in 1969. About that time, most of the records were destroyed by a fire…
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