The Bringing Them Home Oral History project is a collection of interviews with members of the Stolen Generations – Aboriginal people affected by child removal policies. The project arose from the Commonwealth Government response to the recommendations of Bringing them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
The Adoption of Children Ordinance 1935 (no 14/1935) provided for the legal adoption of children in the Northern Territory for the first time. It was repealed by the Adoption of Children Act 1949, which commenced on 7 November 1951.
Adoption is the legal transfer of guardianship of a child, relinquished by its natural parent(s), to another person. The first legislation to provide for legal adoption of children in the Northern Territory was the Adoption of Children Ordinance 1935 (Commonwealth). In 2019, adoption is governed by the Adoption Act 1994.
This series consists of two copies of a typed list of people, including many children, evacuated from Northern Territory locations in 1942 as a result of the impact of World War II. The list includes children from missions and other institutions across the Northern Territory, including Croker Island, Garden Point Mission, Groote Eylandt Mission, Milingimbi…
Anglicare NT was established in June 2002 when two larger entities Anglicare Central Australia (St Mary’s Family Services) and Anglicare Top End amalgamated. Anglicare is among the largest providers of government funded wefare, social justice and community development programs in the Northern Territory.
Records of the St Mary’s Home for Children is an archival collection held by Anglicare. It is an incomplete set of records for the St Mary’s Home for Children, dating back to 1957. Access Conditions Anglicare NT will provide any information it can to former residents and to third parties, where permission to release the…
The Garden Point Resource Centre was the name given to a meeting place for Aboriginal people who had lived at the Garden Point and other Catholic Missions in the Northern Territory. Located at the Roman Catholic, Diocese of Darwin offices, the Centre referred Aboriginal people in search of records to the Diocesan Archivist. In the…
Records held by Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Darwin is a collection of records relating to the activities of the Roman Catholic Church in Darwin in relation to providing care and accommodation for children in the Northern Territory. From 1882 to 1983 the Catholic Church ran a number of institutions and services for children and…
Records of the Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services is a large collection of documentary, photographic and other records related to the work of the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) and its successor, the Uniting Church Frontier Services. The AIM ran the Australian Inland Mission Hostel in Alice Springs. Access Conditions This collection is partly restricted…
The Methodist Church of Australasia, Dept of Overseas Missions includes a wide range of documentary and photographic records related to the work of the Methodist Overseas Mission in the Northern Territory. The Methodist Overseas Mission ran missions on Croker, Milingimbi, Elcho and Goulburn Islands and at Yirrkala. Access Conditions This collection is restricted and permission…
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