The Case Files of the Child Welfare Division (Northern Office) contain personal information about wards of state and other children that came under the supervision of the Children of the State Department and its successors between 1932 and 2003. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for…
The Correspondence Relating to Children Placed in Nursing Homes concerns children under five years old temporarily placed in nursing or foster homes between 1934 and 1953. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. Records The correspondence is only a sample of records…
The Alphabetical Admission Register was created at the Boys’ Training School between 1912 and 1922. It includes each boy’s name, age, home district, birthplace, offence, and other remarks. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The General Welfare Case Files concern children who were wards of state, child migrants, and individuals or families who applied for financial assistance from the government between 1915 and 1994. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date of the last entry…
The Patient Records – Admission Register pertain to the Lunatic Asylum, Hospital for the Insane, Mental Diseases Hospital, and Lachlan Park Hospital between 1830 and 1954. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. The register dated 1830-1900 has been digitised and is…
The Patient Files pertain to the Lunatic Asylum, Hospital for the Insane, Mental Diseases Hospital, Lachlan Park Hospital, and the Royal Derwent Hospital between 1857 and 1993. The titles of the files include the patients name. Access Conditions Closed E75 years E75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75…
The General Correspondence of the Chief Secretary’s Department contains the correspondence of the Chief Secretary’s Department, later the Chief Secretary Department and Premier’s Office, between 1897 and 1946. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. Records Between 1896 and 1923-24, there was…
The Ministerial Files and Associated Papers – Unregistered concern the portfolios of lands, national parks and wildlife, social welfare and international year of the disabled. They include several items related to children’s homes and youth matters. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian…
The Applications and Associated Correspondence for Compassionate Allowances contains case files of individuals who applied for financial assistance from the state government. Since poverty often led to children becoming wards of state, these files may contain valuable information for some Care Leavers and their families. Access Conditions Closed D75 D75 means these records are closed…
The Wybra Hall Admissions and Discharges Register contains basic information about children who lived at Wybra Hall between 1956 when the Home opened and 1988 when it closed. Access conditions Closed E75 years Closed E75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75 years old are closed to the general…
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