The Darwin Correctional Centre at Berrimah in Darwin opened in 1979 to replace the Fannie Bay Gaol. It housed minimum and maximum security prisoners, sentenced and on remand. It had separate sections for young people and women. The number of young people accommodated decreased during the 1980s to 1990s. In 2013 Berrimah was scheduled to…
The file, Aborigines’ Inland Mission, Retta Dixon Home – Northern Territory, contains correspondence relating to the Retta Dixon Home. It includes letters regarding the setting up of the Home, financial assistance from the government to the Aborigines’ Inland Mission, the war-time evacuation of children from Retta Dixon to Balaklava in South Australia and many other…
The file Northern Territory, Plymouth Brethren Mission, contains correspondence related to this mission which was established in Darwin in 1910. The letters include applications from the mission for land, reports and other correspondence. The file contains correspondence related to the Northern Territory Administration’s rejection of the mission’s appeal for land. The file also contains the…
The Plymouth Brethren Mission was established in Darwin in 1910 by missionary Alexander Barry. It aimed to provide care and spiritual training for Aboriginal children. In 1911 the mission applied for a lease of government land to further its work. This request was rejected and the mission closed in 1912. The Plymouth Brethren Mission was…
This archival file concerns medical surveys of evacuees from the Northern Territory during World War II. It mentions children temporarily accomodated at the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Carrieton, South Australia. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information…
This file of correspondence relates to the Garden Point Mission and the evacuation of Northern Territory children from the mission to the town of Carrieton in South Australia during World War II. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access…
Her Majesty’s Gaol and Labour Prison, Alice Springs, opened in November 1938. Male and female prisoners were held in separate cell blocks. Until 1964 male prisoners were segregated by race. Records show that some young offenders were also detained. In 1996 all prisoners were transferred to the Alice Springs Correctional Centre at Owen Springs. Builders…
The file Leprosy in the Commonwealth contains government correspondence related to the deportation of people suffering from leprosy. It contains a report on leprosy cases across the Commonwealth that includes the Northern Territory. Access Conditions Under the Archives Act 1983, for most Commonwealth records, the date the records were created determines whether they are open…
The Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre which opened in 1991 was the first purpose built institution for young offenders in the Northern Territory. It provided secure accommodation for up to 25 boys and girls, aged between 10 and 16 or 17. The Centre replaced Giles House and Malak House, and took in young offenders from…
The file relates to East Arm Leprosarium and the title suggests that it includes information about admissions, births and deaths at the Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open This record is open for access but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access to records, or you could contact them and ask…
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