The Northfield Infectious Diseases Hospital was opened in 1932 at Northfield. It was run by a board of management to care for and isolate people suffering from infectious diseases including influenza, scarlet fever, diphtheria, poliomyelitis and tuberculosis (also known as TB or consumption). Both children and adults were patients at the Hospital. In 1948 the…
The City Archives of the Adelaide City Council was established in 1978. The documentary heritage of the City is preserved in the Archives, Civic Collection, and Oral History collections. The Archives holds about 5,000 shelf metres of records and these exist in a wide variety of physical formats: volumes, files, documents, photographs, maps, plans, microfilms,…
The Series was held by State Records of South Australia under the title ‘Kalyra sanatorium fund register of patients’ with the reference number MRG50/46. The volume was returned to the Adelaide City Archives. Access Conditions For access to records held by the Adelaide City Archives please contact the Archives Officer. Public access to records less…
Adelaide Central Mission came into being in 1977, with the establishment of the Uniting Church in Australia. Previously, it was known as the Adelaide Central Methodist Mission. In 2003, its name changed to UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc, when Adelaide Central Mission joined a Partnership in Mission along with Port Adelaide Central Mission, UnitingCare Port Pirie…
The file Child Migration – St Vincents de Paul Orphanage – Goodward [Goodwood] 1947-1960, contains correspondence between the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, the office of the Archbishop of Adelaide, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in…
UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide came into being in 2003. It was previously called Adelaide Central Mission. In 2012, there was another name change, to Uniting Communities.
The file Child Migration – Methodist Children’s Home, mainly contains correspondence between the Methodist Children’s Homes, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the open access period are available for public access. The open access period is…
The file Child Migration – Methodist Children’s Homes 1949-1950, mainly contains correspondence between the Methodist Children’s Homes, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth records in the open access period are available for public access. The open access period…
The Morialta Protestant Children’s Home Board of Management ran the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home from 1924 until 1974. The board included representatives from a number of religious and philanthropic organisations including the Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF), the Congregational Union, Churches of Christ, the SA Protestant Federation, the Baptist Union and the Presbyterian Church.
This series comprises a record of cases attended by the Women Police Branch. Cards are arranged by subject, with contacts listed chronologically on each card. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early records relating to children in care…
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