Archives



Register of Boarded Out Children Who Have Been Sent to Service, Central Committee for Boarding-Out Destitute Children

The Register of Boarded-Out Children Who Have Been Sent to Service contains the name of the children, their religions, to whom they were apprenticed and for how long, and the payment made by master. The register is alphabetical and only contains the letters C and D. Access Conditions This register has been digitised and is…

Minutes of Meetings, Central Committee for Boarding-Out Destitute Children

The Minutes of the Meetings of the Central Committee for Boarding-Out Destitute Children are held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Secretary’s Register of Matters Dealt with at the Meetings of the Board, Queen’s Orphan Asylum

The Secretary’s Register of Matters Dealt with at Meetings of the Board of Guardians of Queen’s Asylum are held by the Archives Office of Tasmania. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Minutes of Meetings of the Board, Queen’s Orphan Asylum

The Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Guardians, Queen’s Orphan Asylum, are held by the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Inward Correspondence and Associated Papers Dealt with at Meetings of the Board, Queen’s Orphan Asylum

The Inward Correspondence and Associated Papers Dealt with at Meetings of the Board of Guardians for Queen’s Asylum is held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Indentures of Apprenticeships between the Board and Employees, Queen’s Orphan Asylum

The Indentures of Apprenticeships between the Queen’s Asylum Board of Guardians and Employees, an archival series, is held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Correspondence Files

The Correspondence Files, dated from 1919 to 1998, include correspondence with the various government departments with responsibility for child and social welfare. There are items within this series relating to Tasmanian approved children’s homes and government-run institutions for children, as well as relating to child welfare, foster care, child migration, juvenile justice, youth affairs, Aboriginal…

Chronological Return of Cases Where Weekly Payments Were Made for the Maintenance of Children

The Chronological Return of Cases Where Weekly Payments Were Made for the Maintenance of Children includes the names, the districts, the dates of approval, the amount of allowances, whether they came from the convict or colonial fund, and the dates of expiry. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the…

Alphabetical List of Children Admitted for Whom Maintenance and Weekly Payments Were Made

The Alphabetical List of Children Admitted for Whom Maintenance and Weekly Payments Were Made contains the names of children admitted to the Queen’s Orphan Asylum. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Register of Masters of Children Apprenticed, Queen’s Orphan Asylum

The Register of Masters of Children Apprenticed provides the names of the masters, their addresses, the dates of the apprenticeships, the names of the children and the date that agreements were ended. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.