Typed and/or printed agreements signed by doctors in different districts for them to provide ‘professional attendance to certain Wards of the Department’. Agreements sometimes include an attached list of names of children, their dates of birth and current location. One agreement includes a list of children residing at Seaforth Home as at 1 December 1943….
This series mainly comprises “Personal disposition/property advice” forms for the Magill Training Centre from 1993 to 1996. It also contains “Receipt for mandate and/or person named thereon” forms for the McNally Training Centre at Magill from 1977 to 1979 and a variety of other records of the Magill Training Centre and predecessors. These include: sick…
These logs are archived under SAYTC, the name for McNally Training Centre from 1979, but were also kept prior to that change. Logs record happenings during staff shifts- for staff accountability, to record any action taken and for handover from one shift to another. They record checks on inmates at 5, 15 or 30 minute…
This card index is archived under SAYTC, the name for McNally Training Centre from 1979, but cards were also kept prior to that change. Cards record details such as: (1) Name; (2) Age; (3) Date of birth; (4) Names and contact details of parents/guardians; (5) Height, weight and distinguishing marks; (6) Reasons admitted; (7) Court…
This series contains administrative type files created by the various government departments responsible for the running and supervision of children’s homes and other institutions from 1918 to 2008. Although most of the files were created in 1972 or later, they also contain information from before 1972. Subjects covered by these files include aboriginal matters, child…
Daily statistics of children in Departmental Institutions, 1952-1963, is a series of records created by the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department. It may contain information relating to Glandore Industrial School, Glandore Children’s Home and other Government run institutions. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records…
These records rovide names of all children admitted and discharged to the Edwardstown Industrial School, and total number of boys and girls in the school for each entry date. Arranged chronologically. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early…
Education – Register of Prosecutions is a register that records details of the prosecutions of parents for the non-attendance at school of children of school age. In the ‘Remarks’ section it includes notes on committing children to Edwardstown Industrial School, Glandore Industrial School and Glandore Children’s Home. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable…
Register tracks the movements of, and decisions relating to, children under departmental care. Arranged chronologically. Related Homes include Seaforth Convalescent Home (1921 – 1946) and Edwardstown Industrial School (1898 – 1950). Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is required to research records held at State Records. Although some very early…
Each page is divided into four with two squares at top and bottom. Record is arranged chronologically and provides: (1) Name, (2) Age, (3) Birth date, (4) Religion, (5) Sentenced or Movement from and to, (6) Where in service or where institutionalised. Each entry has a vide reference such as 893/20 [meaning number/year] referring to…