Archives



Register of Cases admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum on the Authority of the Colonial Secretary

Register of Cases admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum on the Authority of the Colonial Secretary is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. It lists the patients admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum between 1864 and 1879 It includes information such as the patient’s name, the ship they arrived on, district where they lived,…

Applications for Admission and associated Papers

Applications for Admission and associated Papers is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. It includes applications for the admission of children to the Queen’s Orphan Asylum from 1859 to 1879. Access Open These items have been digitised and are available online via the Tasmanian Archives website. Records The details contained in these records include…

Register of Admissions

Register of Admissions is a register of patients admitted to the Lying-in Home, Cascades, between March 1890 and November 1894. It includes the patient’s name, age, date and number of admission, and other remarks, including date of birth and sex of the child, name of the child’s father, and date discharged from the home. Access…

Alphabetical Admission Register, Males and Females

Alphabetical Admission Register, Males and Females is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. These records relate to admissions to the Boys Training School, New Town Infirmary and Consumptive Home, New Town Rest Home, and St John’s Park between 1914 and 1952. Access Open These items have been digitised and are available online via the…

Correspondence files, annual single number series [Main correspondence files series of the agency]

Correspondence files, annual single number series [Main correspondence files series of the agency] is a series held by the National Archives of Australia. It contains correspondence created and received by the Department of the Interior, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Home and Territories, and the Department of External Affairs. This series contains…

Life of Sister Eileen Heath

The Life of Sister Eileen Heath is a series comprising 40 oral history recordings with individuals who knew or worked with Sister Eileen Heath. Many include information about St Mary’s Hostel in Alice Springs and the Northern Territory Welfare Branch. Transcripts are also available for all the interviews. Access Conditions These records are open and…

General Administration Files, Annual Single Number with “N” prefix

General Administration Files, Annual Single Number with “N” prefix (NTRS 630) consists of general administration files of the Department of Community Development, Community Welfare Division. Included are files relating to adoptions, family day care, emergency housing, child care programs and policy, field officers reports, and circulars. Access Conditions In January 2025, access conditions were “agreement…

Records of the Parish of the Ascension, Alice Springs, Anglican Church of Australia, Diocese of Northern Territory

The file Records of the Parish of the Ascension, Alice Springs, contains some social work reports and administrative documents containing the names of some children and small amounts of information about them. It is by no means complete. Access Conditions For access to Anglican records held by the Northern Territory Archives Service (NTAS), researchers need…

General Administration Files, Annual Single number series with “N” prefix, Department of Community Development

This series of administration files includes files related to a number of Homes run by the Department of Community Development. The ‘N’ prefix identified this series as relating to the Northern Region. Files deal with many subjects such as general welfare, foster care, adoption, emergency care, child care and residential care. Some relate to specific…

Letter books relating to children in care, Garden Point Mission

This series of Letter books consists of two sets of binders, referred to as books. Each book includes correspondence and other documents relating to children who were in care at the Garden Point Mission from 1941. These letter books are held by the archives of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Darwin. Access Conditions Because…