The Cerebral Palsy Association of Tasmania replaced the Tasmanian Spastics Association in October 1996. It provided provide support and assistance to people who were affected by cerebral palsy. In December 2000, it became Cerebral Palsy Tasmania.
The Spastic Children Treatment Fund Committee was established on 17 September 1963 by the parents and friends of some children with cerebral palsy, then known as spasticity. Its purpose was to organise and fund treatment for the children. In 1970, the Committee became the Tasmanian Spastics Association.
The Tasmanian Spastics Association replaced the Spastic Children Treatment Fund Committee in October 1970. Its purpose was to organise and fund treatment for children with cerebral palsy, then known as spasticity. In 1978, it founded Rosebank Cottage for Disabled Children. The Tasmanian Spastics Association became the Cerebral Palsy Association of Tasmania in October 1996. The…
The General Correspondence – Hospital and Health Administration files is an archival series created by the Hospital and Medical Services Division, located in the Public Health Department. It mostly contains information about hospital administration, as well as some items related to children’s homes. Access Conditions Open Records The following items in this series relate to…
Rosebank Cottage for Disabled Children, run by the Tasmanian Spastics Association, opened in Moonah in 1979. It provided long and short term accommodation for up to seven wards of state and other children with physical disabilities aged between 6 and 16. Rosebank Cottage closed around 1994. Rosebank Cottage was located at 60 Central Avenue, Moonah….
General Correspondence (4) consists of correspondence of the Education Department between 23 April 1906 and 21 July 1991. It contains several items relating to children’s homes. Access Conditions Open Records The following items in this series relate to children’s homes: Item Number: ED183/1/730 Title: T737 Property: Offer to sell – Clarendon Home, Midwood Street, New…
The Miss Tasmania Quest was an annual competition designed to raise funds to help children suffering from cerebral palsy. By 1958, it had become so successful that it could provide funding to assist children with other kinds of disabilities. From then on, it shared its work with the Retarded Children’s Welfare Association as well as…
The Handicapped Children (Assistance) Assistance Act 1970 provided subsidies for the training and accommodation of people under the age of 21 with disabilities. This provided much needed funds to hostels for children with disabilities.
The Mental Health Association was established in 1945. It may have established Talire School.
The Correspondence Files were generated by the Department of Public Health, the Division of Mental Hygiene, the Division of Mental Health, the Division of Psychiatric Services, and the Mental Health Services Commission. Access Conditions Open Records Files in this series are arranged by subject using a numbered filing system. They also include some unregistered files…
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