The Sheriff and Gaols Department, originally established in 1824 and managed by the colonial government, enforced Supreme Court judgements and administered the jury system. In this role, it oversaw local gaols, many of which housed children. In 1924, it became the Supreme Court and Sheriff’s Office.
The Attorney-General’s Department was one of the first three ministerial portfolios in Tasmania. It contained the Sheriff and Gaols Department and the Supreme Court which, among its other functions, included the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. A Statistical and Registry Department took over this function in 1882. In 1901, following Australian federation, Tasmania became…
The Law Officers’ Establishment, set up in 1823, was a loose term to describe the organisation that contained the Supreme Court and the Sheriff’s Department, which after the early 1830s, included gaols, which housed children. In 1856, following self-government, the Law Officer’s Establishment became the Office of the Attorney-General, one of the first three ministerial…
History of Lachlan Park Hospital (Now Royal Derwent Hospital). By Dr G.M. Crabbe is a history of Lachlan Park Hospital up to 1950. Access Conditions Open
M3793 Fact Finding Mission on Child Migration contains the itinerary and correspondence between the Director of the Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department and John Moss about the Fact Finding Mission on Child Migration’s visit to Tasmania in 1955 and 1956. It also reports some of the comments made at a meeting with officials in…
M3157 John Moss (Child Welfare Expert of U.K) contains an itinerary and correspondence between the Director of the Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department and Moss about his visit to Tasmania in 1951. Access Conditions Open These records have been digitised and are available online.
The Committee of Review into the Child Welfare Act (1960) began work on 7 January 1977. It reviewed the Act and the social services provided by the government and voluntary sector. The Committee reported in 1978. Dr Margot Roe chaired the Committee of Review into the Child Welfare Act 1960. Its members included, Dennis Daniels,…
M133 Legal Guardianship Migrant Children contains correspondence about the guardianship of migrant children between 1945 and 1951. The Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Bureau created the records. Access Conditions Open These records have been digitised and are available online.
An Act For Registering Births, Deaths And Marriages In The Island Of Van Diemen’s Land And Its Dependencies made the registration of births, deaths and marriages compulsory. It established the first Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Tasmania. Tasmania was the first colony to have this Act. It was passed just two years after…
The Tasmanian State Archives opened in 1949. This was the first attempt in Tasmania to manage, rather than just hold, state records. In 1962, it became the Archives Office of Tasmania. Before 1949, the Chief Secretary’s Department held state records. They kept them in the basement of the government buildings in Franklin Square, Hobart. In…
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