Alice Springs Bungalow Central Australia File No 1 is a file at the National Archives of Australia which contains information about The Bungalow in Alice Springs. It contains records including reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings and plans. Access Conditions Open Records A digitised version of this file is available online through the National Archives of Australia…
Correspondence files, annual single number series [Main correspondence files series of the agency] is a series held by the National Archives of Australia. It contains correspondence created and received by the Department of the Interior, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Home and Territories, and the Department of External Affairs. This series contains…
The Heavitree Gap Gaol was Central Australia’s first prison. It opened in a small wooden police hut at Heavitree Gap near Alice Springs in 1904. Two teenage boys were among the first prisoners to be committed to the Gaol. The Gaol closed in 1909 and was replaced by the purpose-built Stuart Town Gaol. The Heavitree…
The National Archives of Australia – Darwin office is co-located with the Northern Territory Archives Service. It has a collection of records related to the 170 years of the Territory’s history, from the Commonwealth Government, the Northern Territory Government, Community and Personal archives, and the Northern Territory Oral History collection. The collection includes records related…
The file Registration of births after lapse of nine months [Croker Island, Garden Point, Retta Dixon Home and other areas] 1954-1955, contains letters regarding the birthdates of Aboriginal children, considered at the time to be ‘half-caste’, whose birth was not registered within the 9 month registration period. Although the registration forms are no longer attached…
The Life of Sister Eileen Heath is a series comprising 40 oral history recordings with individuals who knew or worked with Sister Eileen Heath. Many include information about St Mary’s Hostel in Alice Springs and the Northern Territory Welfare Branch. Transcripts are also available for all the interviews. Access Conditions Open.
The Status of Children Amendment Act 1996 (Act no. 16/1996) was passed on 19 April 1996 and commenced on 1 July 1996. It amended the Status of Children Act 1979.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1991 (Act no. 31/1991) commenced on 25 June 1991. It repealed the Intestate Aboriginals (Distribution of Estates) Act Repeal Act 1979.
The Status of Children Act 1979 (Act no. 16/1978) was passed on 26 January 1979 and commenced on 21 September 1979. Its full title was ‘An Act relating to the Status of Children’. It was amended in 1985 and 1996.
The Status of Children Amendment Act 1985 (Act no. 40/1985) was passed on 18 September 1985 and commenced on 1 November 1985. It amended the Status of Children Act 1979.
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