This register contains basic information about children under the care of the State Children’s Department in 1920 and 1921. Each page is divided into four with two squares at top and bottom. The register is arranged chronologically and provides: (1) Name, (2) Age, (3) Birth date, (4) Religion, (5) Sentenced or Movement from and to,…
This register contains information about children admitted to the Edwardstown Industrial School between 1903 and 1908. Entries across two pages. Date in top left hand corner. Left hand page: (1) Number; (2) Name; (3) Age; (4) Date of birth; (5) Late place of residence; (6) What relatives in the State, where Living, Earnings and Occupation;…
These six volumes of Registers of admissions to the Industrial School deal with admissions to both the Magill Industrial School (1869-1898) and Edwardstown Industrial School(1898-1950). They contain basic biographical information about children admitted to the Homes such as name, age, parents names and address, religion, reasons for admission, date of discharge, and where they have…
These brief minutes relate to all aspects of the business of this committee. Many entries relate to the cases of individual children under the care of the Council, including allegations of neglect of state wards, allegations of misconduct by state wards, absconding, transfers of children between institutions, training and further education for state wards, approvals…
These reports contain regular summaries concerning developments at homes under the control of the Department for Families and Community Services and its predecessor agencies, including the Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs The summaries from Children’s homes include the number of children and their activities, building and other improvements and changing routines and policies…
These two large photo albums contain photographs of institutions under the control of the Department of Social Welfare and its predecessors, as well as some privately run institutions. Photographs include images of interiors and exteriors of institutions as well as children and staff. A large number of photographs of children on annual camps are also…
These brief minutes relate to all aspects of the business of this committee. Many entries relate to the cases of individual children under the care of the Council, including allegations of neglect of state wards, allegations of misconduct by state wards, absconding, transfers of children between institutions, training and further education for state wards, approvals…
This series includes records about the official handover of young people to the Children’s Courts or the custody of South Australian Police from the McNally Training Centre/South Australian Youth Training Centre. There are two sets of records in this series, which include similar information. One set of records, called ‘Personal disposition/property advice records’, include the…
These records contain notes about the conduct of boys at the Magill Reformatory. It includes the boys name and admission number, the date, and a note on general conduct (e.g. “satisfactory, improving, unreliable” or a short note about an event such as “stole from store”). Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100…
These two books records details about punishments administered to boys at the Magill Reformatory and, later, the McNally Training School. It contains information including date, day, boys’ name, “offence” (reason for punishment), punishment, who inflicted the punishment, and witnesses to it. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years to protect…
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