Archives



Patients’ Records Giving Personal Details and Details of Treatment, Mothercraft Home

The Patients’ Records Giving Personal Details and Details of Treatment contain information about people receiving treatment at the Mothercraft Home between 1964 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Record of Personal Details of Children Admitted, Mothercraft Home

The Record of Personal Details of Children Admitted provides information about children admitted to the Mothercraft Home between 1951 and 1963. The Record is missing between 1 December 1956 and 1 December 1961. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Alphabetical Admission Register-Maternity, Royal Hobart Hospital

The Alphabetical Admission Register-Maternity, created by the Royal Hobart Hospital or its Obstetric Division at Gore Street, is dated from 1955 to 1980. It includes the mother’s name, address, and date of first admission. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date…

Maternity Patient Records, Royal Hobart Hospital

The Maternity Patient Records, created by the Royal Hobart Hospitals’ Obstetric Division at Gore Street, date from 1955 to 1980. They contain the mother’s name, age, address, next of kin, date of admission, doctor, and details of the delivery. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for…

Daily Record of Instructions and Orders Relating to Medication, Treatment, Admission and Discharge of Patients, Mothercraft Home

The Daily Record of Instructions and Orders Relating to Medication, Treatment, Admission and Discharge of Patients contain information about people admitted to the Mothercraft Home in 1968 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Department of Health and Human Services – Contact Details

Please contact the Information Coordination and Strategy Unit, Department of Health Address: GPO Box 125, Hobart TAS 7001 Email: pipapplications@health.tas.gov.au Website: https://www.health.tas.gov.au/patients/your-rights-and-responsibilities/personal-information-and-medical-records

Daily Record of Children’s Treatment and Calorie Intake, Mothercraft Home

The Daily Record of Children’s Treatment and Calorie Intake contains information about children admitted to the Mothercraft Home. It dates from between 1968 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Annual Reports of the Matron, Mothercraft Home

The Annual Reports of the Matron provide information about the Mothercraft Home between 1954 and 1963. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.

Hobart General Hospital

The Hobart General Hospital replaced the Colonial Hospital in 1860. It remained on the Liverpool Street site. Until 1878, when a Board of Management took over, the Hospital was run by a committee chaired by the Colonial Secretary. In 1919, the newly formed Hobart Public Hospitals District took over from the Board. In 1901, a…

Colonial Hospital

The Colonial Hospital, run by the Convict Department, opened in Liverpool Street, Hobart in 1820. It provided the headquarters of the medical establishment and hospital services to convicts. In 1860, responsibility for the Hospital was transferred to the newly established colonial government. The Colonial Hospital became the Hobart General Hospital. Lachlan Macquarie, the Governor of…