Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 7322 7077
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRG28/12
These records are part of Records created by the Destitute Board (c. 1845 - 1927).
Title across top as above. Date in top left hand corner. Entries across two pages. Left hand page: (1) Number; (2) Name; (3) Age; (4) Ship; (5) How long in Australian colonies; (6) Date of arrival in South Australia; (7) Late place of residence; (8) Usual occupation; (9) What relatives in the Colony, where living, earnings and occupation. Right hand page: (10) Nationality, (11) Religion, (12) Recommendation, (13) Reasons for requiring admission, (14) Date of Admission, (15) Date of Leaving, (16) Where gone to. Notes on contents – (1) Numbers begin again from 1 each year; (11) Religion: sometimes makes reference to statement by boy or parent and notes, ‘see Police Report’ or ‘Religion on mandate’; (13) Reasons for requiring admission: gives length of sentence. Quantity: 1 register
A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records.
Although some very early records relating to children in care in South Australia are open for access, most records relating to children are subject to a 100 year restriction, particularly those which contain personal information about individuals. Written permission must be obtained from the government agency which created the record in order to access restricted material. To obtain permission a Freedom of Information (FOI) request form must be submitted to the relevant government department. State Records staff will be able to assist you with this.