Foster Homes – Proposed Establishment in the Northern Territory is an archival file containing correspondence between the Director of the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration and the Director of the Tasmanian Social Welfare Department. It contains information about receiving homes in Tasmania. Access Conditions Most government records are open for research 30 years…
The Record Books for Dora Turner School date from 1924 to 1990. They contain the names of girls with their grades in reading, writing, dictation, composition, and arithmetic. Occasionally it gives IQs. At times it notes absences, for instance because the girl was ill or at the Sunshine Home. Some girls from the Industrial School…
The Register of the Admission of ‘Mental Defectives’ lists people living at the New Town Infirmary, and the institutions that superseded it, who were registered as ‘mental defects’ under the Mental Deficiency Act 1920. The age ranges were from 10 to 54. Access Conditions Open Records The Register gives the person’s name, age, date of…
M2554 St Joseph’s – Waterton Hall is a file created by the State Immigration Office. It contains correspondence and inspection reports related to the application by the Catholic Archbishop, EV Tweedy, for St Joseph’s Waterton Hall to become an approved institution for child migrants. The file closes with the cancellation of the approval as St…
M2181 St Joseph’s Orphanage is a file created by the State Immigration Office. It contains the Orphanage’s application to receive child migrants from Britain and the correspondence associated with it. The file also contains extracts from the Sisters of Charity’s constitution and information about the Catholic Welfare Organisation. Access Conditions Open These records have been…
The State Council Correspondence and Associated Papers Relating to the Mothercraft Home is a file created by the Child Health Association, previously known as the Child Welfare Association. The file relates to proposals to move the Mothercraft Home during the 1980s. It contains information about the history of the Home. Access Conditions Open
Aikenhead House is a file created by the Kingborough Municipal Council. It contains correspondence concerning St Joseph’s Orphanage. In 1958, St Joseph’s Orphanage was renamed Aikenhead House. Access Conditions This record is open and accessible by the public. For access to this record please contact Tasmanian Archives.
Roman Catholic Mission Garden Point – Part-Aboriginal is a file held by the National Archives of Australia. Its contents relate to the Garden Point Mission, in the Northern Territory. During World War Two, children were evacuated from Garden Point to South Australia. This document includes a list of names of all the children ‘maintained at…
Kurbingai Boys Home General Docket contains incoming correspondence and reports from the superintendent of the Home, Mr Sutton and from Welfare officers. It also contains copies of outgoing correspondence from the Aborigines Department. The file includes requisitions for clothing and shoes and other documents which mention the names and ages of boys resident in the…
‘Glandore Boys’ Home [Supervisor’s Notes]’ (GRS/4164/8 File 20/001/68) is a file comprising notes from staff members of the Glandore Boys’ Home and includes references to the behaviour of various boys within the home. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some…
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