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…
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 Open.
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 June 2014, access conditions were “agreement…
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…
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…
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…
The Garden Point Baptismal Register consists of one large volume kept at the Garden Point Mission on Melville Island from 1940 to 2009. Many early entries include names of children in care at the Garden Point Mission. There are also entries for other children born on the Tiwi Islands, children from Northern Territory cattle stations…
The Garden Point Admission Register consists of one volume kept by the Catholic Mission at Garden Point on Melville Island, between 1942 and 1967. The register records names and additional details about children admitted to the mission. Details include the date of admission, child’s name, names and backgrounds of parents, dates and places of birth,…
The series Children’s Registers consists of two large volumes which contain names and details of children placed in the care of the State Children’s Council and its successors. The Registers record background information about children, reasons for placement in care and details about where children were placed. Access Conditions Most government records in the Northern…
Records relating to child care, Somerville Homes, Darwin is a series of files concerning the administration of Somerville Cottage Homes which was run by the United Church, Northern Synod. The files mention the names and addresses of the various cottages and sometimes the names of cottage parents. Some files include information about, and names of,…