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 Open
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…
This file contains detailed correspondence and reports relating to the management of St Francis House. It sometimes includes the names and circumstances of boys in the Home. Original Title: St Francis House Semaphore, South Australia – Training of half-caste boys from Northern Territory Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in…
This file contains detailed correspondence and reports relating to the placement of boys from St Francis House after its closure in 1959. It includes names and circumstances of boys from the Home and information about their placements. Access Conditions Open with exception. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the open access period…
This file contains detailed correspondence and reports relating to the management and eventual closure of St Francis House. It includes some copies of Minutes of the St Francis House Committee of Management. Some of these mention the names and circumstances of boys in the Home. Access Conditions Open Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth…
This file contains correspondence relating to the development of the Church of England Hostel for Inland Children and it successor St Francis House. Original title: Australian Board of Missions – Technical training of half-castes (boys) at St Francis House, Semaphore, South Australia. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the…
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