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Admission registers – Estcourt House

These Admission registers from Estcourt House are in two volumes and run from 1941 until 1978. The registers document (1) name of patient, (2) address, (3) date of birth, (4) admission date, (5) discharge date, (6) parents’ names, (7) ailment, (8) history of case and treatment. The entries are arranged in chronological order by date…

Index to admissions – Boys Reformatory, McNally Training Centre, Magill

The volumes in this series provide an index to the Registers of Admissions to the Magill Boys Reformatory (1877 – 1880 and 1891 – 1967) and the McNally Training Centre (1967 – 1975). Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some…

Rehabilitation Committee minutes, Australian Red Cross SA Division

The series Rehabilitation Committee minutes includes: Minutes of the Rehabilitation Committee meetings and predecessor/related committees – Social Service Committee (to 1944), Social Service Case Work Committee (1944), Social Services (incorporating Soldiers’ Welfare Committee) Sub-committee and Social Service (incorporating Soldiers’ Welfare) Case Work Sub-committee. Also includes reports from the South Australian Rehabilitation Committee, April – June…

Register of Admissions – Boys’ Reformatory Magill

This series comprises five (5) registers of admissions to the Boys’ Reformatory, Magill from 1877 to 1943. Volume 1 also covers admissions to the Boys’ Reformatory Hulk, The Fitzjames. Information varies over time, but most volumes give number, name, age, date of birth, last place of residence, details of relatives, court of committal, reason of…

Records of St Stanislaus House

The Records of St Stanislaus House contains very limited records related to St Stanislaus House. It is known to contain one manilla folder titled ‘Polish Orphanage’, containing a single document, a quote for building maintenance in 1955. Some records were held at the Home prior to its demolition in 2012. It is thought that these…

Applications for assisted passage by agricultural labourers

This series comprises the applications and related records of assisted passage agricultural labourers who migrated to South Australia between 1911 and 1914. These files were maintained by the immigration section of the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, with information forwarded by the South Australian Emigration Agent in the United Kingdom. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members…

Release orders under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act, 1946, Social Welfare Department

This series consists of completed application forms giving personal details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and the name of the ship. Also contains correspondence between the child and the Department and between the Department and the farmer with whom the child worked. A…

Applications for assisted passage by farm youths, agricultural workers and agricultural settlers

This series consists of completed application forms with personal details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian etc., date of arrival in South Australia and name of the ship. It also contains some applications from women. An index to this series is available. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable…

Applications by youths for assisted passage as farm apprentices – Barwell Boys Scheme

This series consists of completed application forms giving personal details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and the name of the ship. Files also contain correspondence between the applicant and the Immigration Department once the applicant arrived in South Australia. An index is available…

Applications by youths for assisted passage as boy migrants – Big Brother Scheme

This series consists of completed application forms, including personal details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and name of the ship. Files also contain correspondence between applicant and Immigration Department once youth had arrived in South Australia. An index is available for this series…