The Northern Territory Spastics Association, originally known as the Darwin and Districts Spastics Paralysis Association, was established in 1973 to advocate on behalf of and provide support for people with disability. In 1977 the Association opened the Harry Giese Centre to provide assessment, treatment, and residential care for people with disabilities, including children. In 2017…
The Commissioners of the Hospital for the Insane was a government body established by the Colonial Government of Tasmania in 1859 to provide care and treatment for persons in mental health hospitals in Tasmania, including the Hospital for the Insane, New Norfolk . It was established following the passing of the Mental Hospitals Act 1858….
Raelene Hostel was established by the St John of God Brothers in 1961. Originally, the hostel was started to house 7 boys of working age who had previously resided at the St John of God Training Centre in Cheltenham. During the 1960s, Raelene Hostel received subsidies from the Social Welfare Department (annual report, 1962-1963). The…
The Department of Prisons, also known as the Department of Justice, was established in 1874 with the passing of the Prisons Act of 1874. The Department was headed by the Minister of Justice, and included the office of Comptroller-General of Prisons, who was responsible for the “care, direction and control” of all prisons, juvenile reformatories,…
The Act to make better provision for the control of prisons and for the custody of prisoners, 1874 (37 Vic. Act No.14) was better known as the Prisons Act of 1874. It Established the office of the Comptroller General of Prisons, who was responsible for the “care, direction, and control” of all prisons and prisoners…
This is a copy of a photograph of the exterior of the St John of God Training Centre, Cheltenham, that was published with an article in the Advocate in July 1953.
This Series contains the majority of correspondence received by the New South Wales Colonial Secretary’s Office (also known as the Chief Secretary’s Office) between 1826 and 1982. It includes letters that name children admitted to Industrial Schools, Reformatory Schools, Orphan Schools, Infant’s and Children’s Homes, as well as letters that refer to general operational matters…
The Spastic Children’s Society of Victoria was established in 1948 to provide to children with Cerebral Palsy and their families. In 1949 the society established the Marathon Centre in Toorak, which was a school for children with Cerebral Palsy. In 1956 the society opened the Lady Herring Spastic Children’s Hostel at Armadale, which provided residential…
This is an image of buildings at Kendall Grange, photographed through a wire fence. It was published in a 2023 article in the Daily Telegraph.
The Western Australian Gaols Department was established in 1890. It was the first government department in Western Australia that was established specifically for the management of gaols and prisons. It ran the Barton’s Mill Prison, which was investigated by the 1943 Royal Commission to Inquire into the Care and Reform of Youthful Delinquents. The Gaols…
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 18, 2024
Nov 15, 2024