The Young Men’s Christian Association arrived in Launceston in 1880 and Hobart in 1882. It promoted a Christian all round development of young men from all kinds of backgrounds. The Association considered bringing some British boys aged 14 to 16 to Tasmania in 1947. However, this does not appear to have happened. In 2014, the…
Beaufront, in Ross, between about 1949 and 1958, provided temporary accommodation to some children arriving in Tasmania under the Big Brother Movement’s and Fairbridge Society’s migration schemes. According to the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania), Beaufront had been built for Arthur Smith in 1837. He sold the property to Thomas Parramore in the 1870s. By…
M903 [3] Big Brother Movement of Tasmania contains correspondence between the Big Brother Movement, the Social Services Department and its successor, the Social Welfare Department, and the Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department. It provides information about the formation of the Big Brother Movement in Tasmania and some of its early difficulties. The file contains…
The Select Committee Inquiry into Ashley Home for Boys was appointed on 18 October 1962 and again on 20 March 1963. It investigated the rehabilitation, discipline, work, and recreation of the boys at Ashley as well as its staffing. The Select Committee reported in 1963. The Select Committee seems to have been prompted by public…
The Patient Files date from 1934 to 1968. They contain personal information about patients at Millbrook Rise Psychopathic Hospital. Some of these patients were adolescents. Access Conditions Closed E75 years E75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75 years old are closed to the general public. People wishing to…
The Admissions Register dates from 1934 to 1976. It contains personal information about patients at the Millbrook Rise Psychopathic Hospital. Some of these patients were adolescents. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75 years old are closed to the general public. People wishing…
The Patient Records – Alphabetical Register of Patients dates from 1888 to 1974. They contain personal information about patients at the Royal Derwent Hospital and its predecessors. These records include the names of children. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75 years old…
The Patient Records Removed from Case Books date from 1894 to 1979. They contain personal information about patients at the Millbrook Rise Psychopathic Hospital and the Royal Derwent Hospital and its predecessors. These records include the names of children. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means that records in this series that have final entries…
The Tasmanian Government Tourist and Immigration Department opened in January 1946. It administered joint agreements concerning British migrants between the Commonwealth and British governments. In this capacity, its brief included child migrants. The Department closed in December 1982.
The Record Cards of Children Under Legal Supervision date from 1955 to 1978. They contain the names of children. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date of the last entry in them. People wishing to access these records should contact Adoptions…
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