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Children’s Court of South Australia

The Children’s Court in South Australia was established in 1895 under the provisions of the State Children Act. This Act formalised an arrangement which had been in place in the colony since the early 1890s, to separate hearings of juveniles from those of adults. The Children’s Court went by a number of names in the…

The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886, South Australia

The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886 (No 387 of 49 and 50 Vic, 1886) established the State Children’s Council and introduced the term ‘State Child’ into legislation. The State Children’s Council took over all the functions of the Destitute Board in relation to children. The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886 was amended by…

ICRA Cottage

ICRA House, also known as Naldera Cottage, opened as a Hostel for refugee children under the Unaccompanied Refugee Youth Programme in 1979. The former Naldera Family Home in Glandore was leased by the government to the Indo-Chinese Refugee Association for the purpose. The Home provided accommodation for 5 Vietnamese children who had come to Australia…

Indo-Chinese Refugee Association

The Indo-Chinese Refugee Association was established in 1975 by a group of people concerned at the plight of refugees arriving in Australia from Vietnam. They aimed to establish a compassionate community response to ensuring the welfare of refugees, and practical measures to assist them to settle into their new community. The Indochinese Refugee Association changed…

Naldera Family Home

Naldera Family Home was run by the government as a family home in Glandore. It took over the building that had been known as Reception Cottage. Children in the Home lived under the supervision of cottage parents. From 1978-1979, the Home was also referred to as a Home Care Unit. In 1979, the building was…

Highgate Park Heritage Collection

The Highgate Park Heritage Room Collection relates to The Home for Incurables and its successors, the Julia Farr Centre, Julia Farr Services and Highgate Park. The collection includes annual reports, financial and administrative records, minutes, press clippings, photographs and memorabilia. The collection has a limited number of patient related records. The date range covered by…

Monarto Family Home

The Monarto Family Home was established by the Department for Community Welfare in 1977. It provided accommodation for a small number of children in a family group setting. The children were supervised by Home parents who were paid a subsidy for each child. In 2014 the exact location and the closing date for the Monarto…

Renmark Family Home

The Renmark Family Home was established by the Department for Community Welfare in 1978. It provided accommodation for a small number of children in a family group setting. The children were supervised by Home parents who were paid a subsidy for each child. In 2014 the exact location and the closing date for the Renmark…

Kadina Family Home

The Kadina Family Home was established by the Department for Community Welfare in 1977. It provided accommodation for a small number of children in a family group setting. The children were supervised by Home parents who were paid a subsidy for each child. In 2014 the exact location and the closing date for the Kadina…

List of Residents, St John’s Boys Town

The List of Residents for St John’s Boys Town includes the names of boys living at the Home in the year 1942. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service of the Catholic Church for an application form and information regarding the procedures and conditions for accessing information. The Professional Standards Office does…