This series includes records about the official handover of young people to the Children’s Courts or the custody of South Australian Police from the McNally Training Centre/South Australian Youth Training Centre. There are two sets of records in this series, which include similar information. One set of records, called ‘Personal disposition/property advice records’, include the…
These records contain notes about the conduct of boys at the Magill Reformatory. It includes the boys name and admission number, the date, and a note on general conduct (e.g. “satisfactory, improving, unreliable” or a short note about an event such as “stole from store”). Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100…
These two books records details about punishments administered to boys at the Magill Reformatory and, later, the McNally Training School. It contains information including date, day, boys’ name, “offence” (reason for punishment), punishment, who inflicted the punishment, and witnesses to it. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years to protect…
These case files contain information about Aboriginal families and individuals in South Australia. The files were initially created by the Aborigines Department but then transferred and maintained by the Department of Social Welfare and its successors. State Records South Australia hold a large quantity of these files (25 linear metres), however there is very little…
This series contains the client files for children who were under the care of South Australian Government agencies responsible for child welfare. The contents of the files varies for each child, but generally document case planning and service provision. The files often including records relating to assessments and evaluations, finances and payments, referrals, foster and…
These case histories include brief information about children under departmental care. Histories give: (1) Date of birth, (2) Parents’ names, (3) General circumstances, (4) Details of committal, (5) details of institutional and residential placement. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. Access Conditions Access to some of the records in this series is restricted for 100…
This series of ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/108) covering the years 1950 to 1978 follows on from GRG 29/123 which covers the years 1920-1950. These files were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Unfortunately due…
From 1920 the State Children’s Department began to create ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/123). These were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order…
Index cards relating to State Wards, often referred to as State Ward Index cards, or SWICs, are among the oldest records kept by the Government relating to children in care. They contain basic information about children in care, their parents/guardians, and where they were placed. These index cards were created as administrative records for children…
The Goodwood Orphanage Oral History Series contains seventeen interviews (25 hours and 10 minutes) commissioned by the Libraries Board of SA concerning the experiences of children, nuns and priests living and working at Goodwood Orphanage, also known as St Vincent De Paul Orphanage. Tapes and full transcripts are available for research. Some restrictions apply to…
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