The Queen Alexandra Maternity Hospital (the Queen Alex) opened in Hampden Road, Battery Point in 1908. Initially, a private board ran it but in 1950 the government took over. In 1980, it moved to a new building in Argyle Street, adjacent to the Royal Hobart Hospital. Over its lifetime, many adoptions took place from the…
M135 Hagley Area Farm School contains correspondence between the Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department and the School. It includes the names of child migrants. Access Conditions Open Records The correspondence includes: Queries about which boys are still at the School. Individual boys, for instance, about reunification with their parents. Maintenance payments from the Fairbridge…
The Admission Register dates between 1928 and 1975. It contains details of children enrolled at Glen Dhu State School, including girls from Launceston Girls’ Home. Access Conditions Open Records Details include the name, date of admission, religion, date of birth, name and occupation of guardian, address, previous class, class on admission, and the child’s destination…
M82 Mr.J.S. Maslin, Hagley Area School, consists of correspondence between the Principal of Hagley Farm School (JD Maslin) and the Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department. It concerns an inquiry that Maslin made about the possibility of bringing child migrants to Tasmania. Access Conditions Open These records have been digitised and are available online
The Admission Registers (Primary) date between 1902 and 1982. They contain details of children enrolled at Charles Street School, including girls from Launceston Girls’ Home. Access Conditions Open Records Details include the name, date of admission, religion, date of birth, name and occupation of guardian, address, previous class, class on admission, and the child’s destination…
The Admission Register dates between 1925 and 1991. It contains details of children enrolled at Glen Dhu Infant School, including girls from Launceston Girls’ Home. Access Conditions Open Records Details include the name, date of admission, religion, date of birth, name and occupation of guardian, address, previous class, class on admission, and the child’s destination…
The Apology to Aboriginal People was made by the Premier, Tony Rundle, on 13 August 1997 in response to the Bringing them home report. An Aboriginal elder, Annette Peardon, replied to the apology. Rundle’s motion stated that: (1) That this Parliament, on behalf of all Tasmanians, expresses its deep and sincere regrets at the hurt…
The State Government Apology to Former Wards of State Abused in Care was made as a motion to the House of Assembly by the Premier, Paul Lennon, on 17 May 2005. The Leaders of the Opposition and Greens as well as a number of other members spoke. The motion was carried by all. Lennon’s words…
The Royal Commission into Charitable Institutions reported in December 1871. Its many recommendations included a boarding out system and better conditions for apprentices from the Queen’s Orphan Asylum. The Royal Commission recommended that: A Charitable Relief Commission be established to oversee the administration of outdoor relief at institutions such as Queen’s Orphan Asylum or Invalid…
The Inquiry into the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Reports, which began in 2008, was conducted by the Senate’s Community Affairs References Committee. Its report Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisited, was released in June 2009. In September 2008, the Senate referred the following matter to the Community Affairs…
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