The Ladies’ Christian Association, a Protestant organisation whose members believed in avoiding alcohol, started in the late 1870s. It began and managed a number of charitable institutions. The Association probably came to an end in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The Ladies’ Christian Association appears to have been associated with the Young Women’s Christian…
The Glenorchy Infant Orphanage opened in 1898. Originally a Mrs Fagg ran it but in 1902, she handed it over to a Miss Maum. The Orphanage had accommodation for 10 children and appears to have been for a young age range, about 1 to 10 years. It closed in about 1912. The Glenorchy Infant Orphanage…
The Relief Division of the Social Services Department, and the Social Welfare Department that succeeded it, was established in the early 1950s. It provided financial and other assistance to people without enough money to meet everyday expenses. Family welfare work often involved both the Relief and the Child Welfare Divisions. After the early 1980s, the…
The Record Book for Dora Turner School dates from 1941 to 1956. It contains the names of girls with their grades in reading, writing, dictation, composition, and arithmetic. Occasionally it gives IQs. At times it notes absences, for instance because the girl was ill or at the Sunshine Home. Since some girls from the Industrial…
The Girls’ Welfare School, the Education Department’s first special school, opened in 1924. A few girls from the Industrial School for Girls – Hobart attended the Girls’ Welfare School. In 1954, it became the Dora Turner School. The first principal of the Girls’ Welfare School, Dora Turner, remained there for 27 years. She aimed to…
The Special and Rare Collections department is part of the University of Tasmania Library. Its collection includes the records of the Industrial School for Girls – Hobart.
The Records of the Industrial School for Girls – Hobart, held by the University of Tasmania Special & Rare Collections, date from 1862 to 1945. The records include minutes, admission registers, a list of the girls, accounts, annual reports, miscellaneous papers, and 2 photographs of the School. They are a rich source of information about…
The St Vincent de Paul Boys’ Hostel opened in Invermay in the early 1970s. It was for homeless adolescent boys. The Hostel closed in about 1980. A Mr Ferrall opened the Hostel after organising dances for young people. He asked one boy who went to them regularly, always shoeless and in old clothes, why he…
The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages replaced the Registrar-General’s Division in 1989. In 2014, the Registrar maintains registers of births, deaths, marriages, deeds of relationships, and adoptions, changes of name, and changes of sex for people born in Tasmania. It holds church records from 1803 to 1839 and birth, death, and marriage records from…
The Registrar-General’s Division replaced the Registrar-General’s Department when, in 1972, it amalgamated with the Lands Titles Department. In 1983, it merged with the newly created Law Department.
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