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Aboriginal Inland Mission Retta Dixon Home Bagot – Policy and Development

This digitised file contains correspondence between the Aboriginal Inland Mission (AIM) and various government departments relating to the running of the Retta Dixon Home in Darwin. Subjects covered in the correspondence include recreational activities at the Home, lists of children, staff lists, the accommodation of State Children, purchases, funding and information on the move of…

Aborigines’ Inland Mission, Retta Dixon Home – Northern Territory

The file, Aborigines’ Inland Mission, Retta Dixon Home – Northern Territory, contains correspondence relating to the Retta Dixon Home. It includes letters regarding the setting up of the Home, financial assistance from the government to the Aborigines’ Inland Mission, the war-time evacuation of children from Retta Dixon to Balaklava in South Australia and many other…

Northern Territory. Plymouth Brethren Mission

The file Northern Territory, Plymouth Brethren Mission, contains correspondence related to this mission which was established in Darwin in 1910. The letters include applications from the mission for land, reports and other correspondence. The file contains correspondence related to the Northern Territory Administration’s rejection of the mission’s appeal for land. The file also contains the…

Leprosy – Medical surveys of coloured evacuees from NT – Cases admitted to southern institutions and maintenance of

This archival file concerns medical surveys of evacuees from the Northern Territory during World War II. It mentions children temporarily accomodated at the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Carrieton, South Australia. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information…

Roman Catholic half caste mission, Melville Isle and Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Carrieton, South Australia

This file of correspondence relates to the Garden Point Mission and the evacuation of Northern Territory children from the mission to the town of Carrieton in South Australia during World War II. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access…

Leprosy in the Commonwealth

The file Leprosy in the Commonwealth contains government correspondence related to the deportation of people suffering from leprosy. It contains a report on leprosy cases across the Commonwealth that includes the Northern Territory. Access Conditions Under the Archives Act 1983, for most Commonwealth records, the date the records were created determines whether they are open…

Leprosy – East Arm Settlement Admissions Births & Deaths

The file relates to East Arm Leprosarium and the title suggests that it includes information about admissions, births and deaths at the Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open This record is open for access but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access to records, or you could contact them and ask…

Leprosy – East Arm Settlement – admissions discharges births and deaths

The file relates to East Arm Leprosarium and the title suggests that it includes information about the movement of people into and out of the Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open. This record is open but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access to records, or you could contact them and…

Leprosy East Arm Settlement – Admissions Births and Deaths PART 2

The file relates to East Arm Leprosarium and the title suggests that it includes information about admissions, births and deaths at the Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access to records, or you could contact them and ask…

Northern Territory – East Arm settlement – General PART 1

This file contains correspondence relating to the running of the East Arm Leprosarium and its predecessor, the Channel Island Leprosarium. Access Conditions ‘Open with exception’. This record is digitised and ‘Open with exception’ which means that some parts of the file are open and other parts are not. The website of the National Archives provides…