Villa Maria Family Group Home was opened in 1964 by the Sisters of Charity. It provided cottage accommodation to seven or eight children who had been placed there by their parents or who were wards of the state. Initially the home was in New Town, before moving to Howrah in 1968. Villa Maria was established…
Loreto Family Group Home was opened in Taroona in 1966 by the Sisters of Charity. It provided cottage accommodation to seven children who had been placed there by their parents or who were wards of the state. It was run day-to-day by two ‘house mothers’. It was a single storey 10 roomed brick house with…
Building Applications, an archival series created by the Hobart City Council, contains a number of items related to children’s homes in Tasmnia. Each item in this archival series includes the Building Surveyor’s Office form with details of the building work, address, name of the owner, name of builder and fee. The item might also include…
The Aboriginal Family Group Home opened in the Glebe, a suburb of Hobart. Plants to adapt the building in 1975 suggest that it may have opened about that time. It would seem to have been run by an organisation called Aboriginal Hostels Ltd, according to a Hobart City Council file about a building application. The…
Libraries Tasmania, formed in 2011, is the overall organisation for the State Library of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office as well as for community education and literacy services. From 2011-2018, it was known as LINC Tasmania.
The State Library of Tasmania opened in 1943. It includes a lending library and a reference section which holds resources for family history searches. Since 2011, it has been a part of Libraries Tasmania (formerly known as LINC Tasmania). The State Library of Tasmania began as a subscription library in 1849. In 1859, it received…
Glenara Children’s Home replaced the Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys in 1973. It provided accommodation, some of it in cottages, for girls and boys, a number of whom were wards of state. Glenara closed in 1982. By the 1970s, policy makers were increasingly opposed to institutional care for children. In line with this thinking, the…
The Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution Records held by Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania result from the Institution’s work with adults and children who had sight disabilities. The records relate to the school and workshops run by the Institution. Access Conditions Care leavers and their families should contact Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania for access to the…
The Archives Office of Tasmania opened in 1965. Its purpose was to store government records but it also accepted donations from private individuals and organisations. It had a reading room for people wishing to access those records. In 2011, the Archives Office of Tasmania became the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. The origins of the…
The Royal Guide Dogs Tasmania formed in 1987 following a recommendation by the Arthur Young Review of Services that the Society for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb be split into two. The purpose of the organisation is to increase the mobility of people who are blind or vision impaired. This may include providing them with…
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