These are records created by Taldree and held by Museums of History NSW (State Archives). The collection includes admission and discharge registers, appeals registers, bail books, isolation (punishment) books, and daily log books.
Access Conditions
Access to these records is currently restricted. In New South Wales, records relating to individuals, such as case files and correspondence are closed to public access for 100 years. Records such as registers and indexes are closed to public access for 80 years.
People wishing to access records about themselves will need to submit a GIPA (Government Information Public Access) form to the Department of Communities and Justice Open Government, Information and Privacy unit.
Records
The following information about these records has been published in the State Archives catalogue:
- Admission and Discharge Register, 1974-1976. Reference Number: NRS-14763.
This register contains information about boys admitted to/discharged from Taldree. It includes information such as date of admission/discharge, name, age or date of birth, religion, address, from whom received, and to whom discharged.
- Admission Cards, 1975-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14765.
These admission cards contain information about boys admitted to Taldree. They include information such as name, admission date, date and place of birth, religion, I.Q, parent’s names, occupations, address and phone number, boy’s occupation, from whom received, reason for admission (offence charged with), how discharged, and date of discharge. They also include physical descriptions of the boys, and notes on health, medical reports, and legal action faced by them. Some cards have other related papers attached to them.
- Admission Registers, 1976-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14764.
These registers contain information about boys admitted to Taldree. They include information such as date and time of admission, name, date of birth, age, religion, address, SC 107 number (child endowment reference number), reason for admission, and from whom received.
- Discharge Registers, 1976-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14766.
This register contains information about boys discharged from Taldree. It includes information such as date of discharge, name, date of birth and age, SC 108 number (child endowment reference number), type of discharge (e.g. transfer, to hospital, on leave), and to whom discharged (name, relationship and address).
- Advice of admission of a child to an Institution and claim for additional child endowment, 1980. Reference Number: NRS-20557.
These forms (also known as SC 107 forms) contain information relating to children admitted to Taldree, enabling the institution to claim endowment payments for that child. They include information such as name of the institution, child’s name, date of birth, date of admission, probable length of stay, and full name and address of last person receiving endowment payments for the child.
- Advice of discharge of child from Institution, 1980. Reference Number: NRS-20558.
These forms (also known as SC 108 forms) contain information relating to children admitted to Taldree, instructing the child endowment office to stop making payments to the institution for that child. The include information such as name of institution, name of child, date of birth, date of discharge from the institution, and full name or address of person/Institution to whom the child was discharged.
- Committal Book, 1974-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14767.
This register records information about boys at Taldree who were committed for trial. It includes information such as name, age, religion, address, name of court, date of committal, offence charged with, court order, age on committal, whether medical and psychological exams were given, proposed institution and date of transfer to that institution.
- Main Log Book, 1974-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14769.
These 9 log books contain summaries of daily events at Taldree. They include information about admissions, discharges, and other notable occurrences.
- Appeals Register, 1975-1980. Reference Number: NRS-14768.
This register contains information about boys living at Taldree who have raised appeals to the District Court against their committals.
- Bail Book, 1975-1977. Reference Number: NRS-20565.
This book contains receipts for bail payments made to the courts for boys at Taldree. It includes information such as the receipt number, payee, date payment made, cash amount, name and address of payer, and name for whom bail was paid.
- Inmate Movement Diary, 1977. Reference Number: NRS-20567.
This diary records the daily movements of boys living at Taldree, either between units or to court. It includes information such as boys name, detail of movement, and time movement occurred.
- Isolation Book [Kamballa and Taldree], 1978-1983. Reference Number: NRS-20497.
This book contains information about children who spent time at Taldree or Kamballa who were isolated from their peers as a form of discipline. It includes information such as name of the resident, date of birth, date of the incident, house (within Kamballa or Taldree), reporting officer, summary of incidents and reason for discipline, action, time into isolation, time out of isolation, and total time in isolation.
- Senior Youth Workers distribution roll, 1980. Reference Number: NRS-20572.
This book records information about boys living in the Taldree dormitory ‘Rathane’. It includes information such as boy’s name, bed number, age, distribution, and other remarks.
- Kamballa and Taldree: Various records, undated. Reference Number: RNCG-5026.
These records have not yet been fully processed, and so no further description is available.
