The Public Schools Act 1868 set up a Board of Education to establish public schools and made education compulsory for children aged between seven and 12 years. It provided for the children of parents who could not pay school fees to be educated anyway. It was amended by the Public Schools Amendment Act 1873. Children…
The Status of Children Act 1974 provided that all children were equal before the law even if they had been born to a single mother. Its full title was An Act to remove the legal disabilities of children born out of wedlock, and to establish parenthood of certain children.
The Mothercraft Nurses Registration Act of 1947 provided for the registration of mothercraft nurses. It was repealed by the Nurses’ Registration Amendment Act 1983. According to the Act, mothercraft nurses could receive their qualification if they were healthy, of ‘good character’ and had undertaken a course in the care of young children.
M1283 [2] St John Bosco Boys Town contains correspondence between Boys’ Town and the Social Services Department. The topic of the correspondence includes the extension of the school buildings to make room for British migrant boys, some limited information about the boys who were at Boys’ Town before the migrants, Commonwealth and state payments towards…
M3846 Fairbridge Society of Tasmania mostly concerns the parent following scheme run by the Fairbridge Society. Under that scheme the children migrated to Tasmania first and their parents arrived later. The Tasmanian Government Tourism and Immigration Department created the records. Access Conditions Closed C50 years C50 means that, except to particular groups, these records are…
Please contact the Director of Prisons, Tasmania Prison Service: Postal address: PO Box 24, Lindisfarne TAS 7015 Phone: (03) 6216 8180 Email: VRC@justice.tas.gov.au Website: https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/prisonservice
M1283 [1] St John Bosco Boys Town contains correspondence between Boys’ Town and the Social Services Department. The correspondence is about psychological testing of boys, with their names, the lack of feminine influence at Boys’ Town and attempts to improve it, and Fathers Coles’ application to send some boys to West Australia. The file also…
The Tasmania Prison Service dates from 2000. It is located within the Department of Justice. In 2014, the Service manages the Risdon Prison Complex, Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison, Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison, Hayes Prison Farm, the Hobart Reception Centre, and the Launceston Reception Centre. It holds an incomplete collection of prison records.
Tasmania Prison Service Records holds the records of the Risdon Prison Complex. The collection is incomplete. Some of the existing records contain personal information. Access Conditions Individuals wishing to access their records can contact the Tasmania Prison Service.
Mental Health Services is a division within the Department of Health and Human Services. In 2014, it offers care and treatment to people with mental illness, assistance to people affected by drug and alcohol, promotes mental health and wellbeing, and provides primary mental health care in the prison system.
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