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Victoria Convalescent Home

The Victoria Convalescent Home was a privately-run convalescent home for children, women, and men who had been discharged from hospital. It opened in Granton, Tasmania in 1891, and moved to New Town, Hobart, in 1895 before moving again to its final location in Lindisfarne in 1900. The home provided convalescent care to children with polio,…

Wybra Hall Records

The Wybra Hall records held by Tasmanian Archives consist of annual planners, daily comment books, absconding lists, duty diaries, and records of children’s education. The records date from 1981 to 1985. Access Conditions Restricted 75 years (E75) E75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date of the…

Department of Justice, Tasmania – Contact Details

Please contact the Right to Information Officer, Department of Justice: Postal Address: GPO Box 825, Hobart, TAS, 7001 Email: rti@justice.tas.gov.au Website :https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/about/right_to_information

Health Registers, Ashley Home for Boys

The record series Health Registers contains information regarding the medical and dental treatment received by boys at the Ashley Home for Boys. The records list the boys’ names, date of treatment and give a brief description of treatment receive, accompanied by the signature of the health officer. These records are part of the holdings of…

Duty Diaries, Ashley Home for Boys

The record series Duty Diaries contains the diaries of staff on duty at the Ashley Home for Boys. For each day different staff filled out the times of duties performed, as well as any incidents and events. Often the number of boys in sections are recorded. These records are part of the holdings of the…

Department of Communities Tasmania – Contact Details

Please contact the Department of Communities: Postal Address: General Enquiries, Department of Communities Tasmania, GPO Box 65, Hobart, Tas, 7001 Phone Number: 1300 135 513 Email: ctecc@communities.tas.gov.au/ Website :https://www.communities.tas.gov.au/

Society for Providing Services for Neglected or Needy Children – Contact Details

Please contact the Management Committee, Society for Providing Services for Neglected or Needy Children Address: PO Box 3350, North Strathfield, NSW, 2137 Email: ardillhousespsnnc@gmail.com

Sisters of Mercy, Geelong Congregation

The Sisters of Mercy, Geelong Congregation, a Catholic religious order of women from Ireland, was established in 1859. The Sisters provided care for girls at St Augustine’s Boys’ Orphanage before opening Our Lady’s Orphanage and St Joseph’s Industrial School for girls. In 1907 the Sisters of Mercy started to consolidate the number of congregations across…

Case Study 11: Christian Brothers, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Case Study 11: Christian Brothers was a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, held in Perth from April to May 2014. It inquired into the experiences of former child residents at Castledare Junior Orphanage, St Vincent’s Orphanage Clontarf, St Mary’s Agricultural School Tardun, and Bindoon Farm School. During…

Case Study 17: Retta Dixon Home, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Case Study 17: Retta Dixon Home was a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, held in Darwin from September to November 2014. It inquired into the experiences of former child residents at Retta Dixon Home. During the hearings evidence was heard from former residents of Retta Dixon Home,…