Book gives: (1) Name of child, (2) Age at time of death, (3) Where placed at time of death, (4) Cause of death. Arranged chronologically. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early records relating to children in care…
Brief case histories of 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. Arranged alphabetically by surname. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records….
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. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required…
Legal documents committing ‘neglected’, ‘destitute’ or ‘delinquent’ children to a Reformatory or to the Industrial School. Filed alphabetically. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early records relating to children in care in South Australia are open for access,…
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. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early…
State Ward Index cards, often referred to as SWICs, are among the oldest records kept by the Government relating to children in care. These index cards were created as administrative records for children when they came into the care of the State Children’s Department and its successors. The cards were used from 1900 through to…
This list of children under departmental care is arranged alphabetically by surname, within years. Quantity: 3 linear shelf metres Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early records relating to children in care in South Australia are open for…
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…
These records are held at State Records of South Australia. Entries on one page including: (1) Number, (2) Name, (3) Age, (4) Nationality, (5) When Forwarded, (6) Where gone to and when left. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some…
Miscellaneous records in manila folders, including historical summaries and news clippings about Refuge. Correspondence and reports relate to health, redevelopments and additions, financial matters, legal issues, staff salaries and the transfer of the home to the Daughters of Charity. Very little correspondence concerns individual women and/or their children. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards…