The Masters and Servants Act 1852 (15 &16 Vic., 1852 No.6) was assented to on 15 October 1852 and commenced on 2 November 1852. Full title: An Act Further to Amend the Laws relating to Masters and Servants. The Act was repealed by the Masters and Servants Act 1863 on 12 November 1863.
The Masters and Servants Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vic., 1847 No.9) was assented to and commenced on 23 July 1847. Full title: Ordinance Enacted by the Governor of South Australia, with the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council thereof to Amend the Laws relating to Masters and Servants. The Act was amended by…
The Masters and Servants Act 1849 (12 &13 Vic., 1849 No.5) was assented to and commenced on 1 August 1849. Full title: Ordinance Enacted by the Governor of South Australia, with the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council thereof to Amend an Ordinance (No 9 of 1847) ‘To amend the Laws relating to Masters…
The Masters and Servants Act 1841 (5 Vic. 1841, No.10) was assented to on 15 November 1841. Full title: An Act for the Summary Determination of all Disputes between Master and Servant. The Act was repealed by the Masters and Servants Act 1847 on 23 July 1847.
The Masters and Servants Act 1837 (7 Wm. IV., 1837 No.3) was assented to on 4 January 1837. Its full title was: An Act for the Summary Determination of all Disputes between Master and Servant. This Act did not commence and the whole Act was disallowed. Its subsequent act was the Masters and Servants Act…
Smith Family is an unpublished manuscript collection at the State Library of South Australia. It comprises papers of the Smith family of Rivoli Bay and Mount Gambier comprising correspondence of James Smith, newspaper cuttings relating to the South East of South Australia, reminiscences of Christina Smith (Mrs James Smith) and tannery account with M.H. House,…
The Mount Gambier Aborigines’ Home was opened in Mount Gambier in 1865 by missionary Mrs Christina Smith. The establishment of the Home was assisted by the Bishop of Adelaide and funded by charitable donations. Up to 16 Aboriginal children lived and were taught at the Home at one time. Due to declining donations the Mount…
Roman Catholic Mission Garden Point – Part-Aboriginal is a file held by the National Archives of Australia. Its contents relate to the Garden Point Mission, in the Northern Territory. During World War Two, children were evacuated from Garden Point to South Australia. This document includes a list of names of all the children ‘maintained at…
The Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1941 (Act No. 44/1941) was fully entitled ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Act, 1926-1937 and for other purposes’. It commenced on 27 November 1941. This Act replaced the terms ‘uncontrollable’ and ‘incorrigible’ with the term ‘uncontrolled’. It also allowed for the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Board to transfer…
The Youth Court of South Australia was established under the Youth Courts Act (SA) 1993 to hear matters related to youth offending, child protection, adoption and surrogacy. The Court was made up of three branches: the Court, the Family Conference Team and the Care and Protection Unit. The Youth Court was closed to the public….
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