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Aboriginal Child Placement Principle

The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ACPP) was developed in the early 1980s and was incorporated into adoption and child protection legislation from 1983 onwards. In 2009 it was renamed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle. The Principle is intended to guide child protection services to strengthen Aboriginal children’s connections with their family,…

Records of the Immigration, Publicity and Tourism Department and predecessor and successor agencies

The Records of the Immigration, Publicity and Tourism Department and predecessor and successor agencies, includes applications for assisted passage for youths and agricultural farm workers between 1911 – 1930. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact State Records South Australia. A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research…

Records of the Aborigines Advancement League

The collection Records of the Aborigines Advancement League dates from 1938 to 2008 and is held by State Library of South Australia. It contains records created by the Aborigines Advancement League, including minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters & other publications, and brief histories. Some of the records in this collection relate to the Wiltja Hostel at…

Records of the Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services [Australian Inland Mission]

The Records of the Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services is a large collection of over 500 boxes of records dating from 1897 to 2011 held by the National Library of Australia. Records in this collection were created by the Australian Inland Mission, later known as the Uniting Church Frontier Services. This collection includes records…

Records of the Legacy Club of Adelaide Inc.

The collection Records of the Legacy Club of Adelaide Inc. includes subject files, correspondence, records of deceased servicemen and dependants, minutes of committees, wages book, medical assessment records, papers relating to Waverley House and Business College scholarships, Junior Boys’ Club, Junior Girls’ Club, members’ rolls at luncheons, circulars, children’s programmes, photographs and posters. Access Conditions…

Records of the Women’s Australian National Services

Records of the Women’s Australian National Services (W.A.N.S.) is a collection held by the State Library of South Australia. The collection includes minutes, annual reports, photographs, members’ roll, financial records, training manual, and newspaper cuttings relating to the Services and Wanslea Children’s Home. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the State Library…

Records of Wanslea Children’s Home

Records of Wanslea Children’s Home is a collection of records created by staff and officers of Wanslea Children’s Home during the period 1946-1995. The records include annual reports, committee minutes, general correspondence, insurance files, holiday care records, fundraising records, architectural records, financial documents and some photographs. Access Conditions Former residents of the children’s Homes of…

Records of the Babies’ Hospital Association

The collection Records of the Babies’ Hospital Association includes Annual Reports of the Babies’ Hospital Association, and correspondence, minutes and photographs related to the Mareeba Babies’ Hospital. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the State Library of South Australia. Researchers can have access to documents, photographs, recordings and transcripts held at the…

Records of Northcote Home

The collection Records of Northcote Home includes various records about the history of the home, including correspondence, annual reports, Matron’s reports, registers, visitors books, newspaper clippings, financial records, and board of management minutes relating to Northcote Home. The collection is held by the State Library of South Australia. Access Conditions For access to these records…

Rehabilitation Committee minutes, Australian Red Cross SA Division

The series Rehabilitation Committee minutes includes: Minutes of the Rehabilitation Committee meetings and predecessor/related committees – Social Service Committee (to 1944), Social Service Case Work Committee (1944), Social Services (incorporating Soldiers’ Welfare Committee) Sub-committee and Social Service (incorporating Soldiers’ Welfare) Case Work Sub-committee. Also includes reports from the South Australian Rehabilitation Committee, April – June…