The Chapman Road Remand Home at Rapid Creek operated as a temporary facility for children on remand from 1976-77. A cottage, formerly part of Somerville Cottage Homes, was leased to the government for the purpose. The Remand Home, which took in mostly girls, closed in 1979. It was replaced by the Malak House Remand and…
The file relates to East Arm Leprosarium and the title suggests that it includes information about the movement of people into and out of the Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open. This record is open but not digitised. The website of the National Archives provides more information about access to records, or you could contact them and…
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…
This file contains correspondence relating to the running of the East Arm Leprosarium and its predecessor, the Channel Island Leprosarium. Access Conditions ‘Open with exception’. This record is digitised and ‘Open with exception’ which means that some parts of the file are open and other parts are not. The website of the National Archives provides…
This file contains correspondence relating to the running of the East Arm Leprosarium in the Northern Territory. Access Conditions ‘Open with exception’. This record is digitised and ‘Open with exception’ which means that some parts of the file are open and other parts are not. The website of the National Archives provides more information about…
This file contains correspondence relating to the running of the East Arm Leprosarium and its predecessor, the Channel Island Leprosarium. Much of the correspondence relates to entitlements and pension claims for patients. Access Conditions ‘Open with exception’. This record is digitised and ‘Open with exception’ which means that some parts of the file are open…
This file contains correspondence relating to the running of the East Arm Leprosarium and its predecessor, the Channel Island Leprosarium. Access Conditions This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information about how to access records through Recordsearch is also available on the website. Records Much of…
This file contains correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the transport of people with leprosy from Western Australia to the proposed, and later new, lazaret at Darwin – the Channel Island Leprosarium. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information about how to…
This file contains a small amount of correspondence relating to the movement of people suffering from leprosy from the Northern Territory to the Peel Island Leprosarium in Queensland. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information about how to access records through Recordsearch…
Mud Island Lazaret was established by the NT Government on Mud Island, off Port Darwin in 1889 to quarantine people suffering from leprosy. Between 1920 and 1927 an average of 10 to 12 people, mainly Aboriginal and Chinese, were resident on the island. It is unclear whether this number included any children. However, in 1927…
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