This file contains a small amount of correspondence relating to the movement of people suffering from leprosy from the Northern Territory to the Peel Island Leprosarium in Queensland. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information about how to access records through Recordsearch…
Mud Island Lazaret was established by the NT Government on Mud Island, off Port Darwin in 1889 to quarantine people suffering from leprosy. Between 1920 and 1927 an average of 10 to 12 people, mainly Aboriginal and Chinese, were resident on the island. It is unclear whether this number included any children. However, in 1927…
This file includes correspondence related to an application by an Aboriginal woman to have her daughter released from the Darwin Convent where she was being maintained by the Chief Protector. The file includes investigations into conditions at the Convent and provides information about government policies in relation to children maintained there. Access Conditions Open. This…
Maintenance of quadroon and other children at Darwin Convent is a file of government correspondence relating to the placement and maintenance of a number of Aboriginal children at the Darwin Convent. The letters include the names of a number of children and provide insights into welfare policies of the time. Access Conditions Open. This record…
The Convent School, Darwin, was the first Catholic School established in Darwin. It opened on Cavanagh Street in 1908 in a galvanised iron structure built on the same grounds as the convent building which was called St Joseph’s. The Convent School was run by Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. From 1909, as…
Malak House was the new name for Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre from 1987. Located in Malak, a suburb of Darwin, it operated as a detention centre for young people who had committed offences. Malak House closed in 1991 and was replaced by the Don Dale Detention Centre. Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre, located…
Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre opened at Malak, a suburb of Darwin, in 1979. It operated as a remand and assessment home for young offenders between the ages of 10 and 17 years. In 1987 the name of the Centre changed to Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre. Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre was…
The Tennant Creek Family Home was opened by the government at Tennant Creek in 1973. It provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for the Tennant Creek Family Home is…
The Cameron Crescent Family Home was opened by the government in Katherine in 1973. It provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for the Cameron Crescent Family Home is unknown….
Ryan House was opened by the government in Katherine in 1974. It operated as a Family Home and provided short and long term accommodation for a small number of children, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Children lived in a family-style setting under the supervision of cottage parents. The exact closing date for Ryan House is unknown….
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