The Hobart City Mission was founded in 1852. Its brief was to spread the gospel to non-church goers in inner city working class communities. The Hobart City Mission is still active. Like the London City Mission, Hobart City Missioners were Protestant but non-denominational. They saw working class communities as a mission field because they seemed…
The Churches of Christ are a network of charismatic Protestant churches that provide mutual support while accepting the differences between them. The first Tasmanian Church opened in 1865. The Church became known as the Disciples of Christ in 1885 and the Churches of Christ in 1915. The Churches of Christ in Tasmania ran Bethany Boys’…
The first Tasmanian Children’s Court was set up with the passage of the Youthful Offenders, Destitute and Neglected Children’s Amendment Act 1905. This law that children and young people’s cases be heard away from the police office, that people not directly involved be excluded from the room, and that the charge be recorded in a…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare defines adoption as “The legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s)”. In Australia, each state or territory has its own adoption legislation and its own policies and processes. In the…
The Correspondence Relating to the Custody and Welfare of Children under Various Acts contains the case files of children brought to the attention of the state. The records were created by the government departments with responsibility for child welfare. These records comprise correspondence associated with the provision of ‘care’ for children in a variety of…
The Register of Applications from Individuals to Become Foster Parents includes the name of the applicants, their addresses and their suitability. Access Conditions Open This register has been digitised and is available online. The pages of the register relating to applications to become foster parents are available by selecting the SWD44 contents tabs on the…
The Index to Children Boarded-Out gives the number of the case, the date of birth, the religion, the name and residence of the foster parent, and the amount paid to her weekly. It is roughly alphabetical. Access Conditions Open
The Register of Boarded-Out Children Who Have Been Sent to Service contains the name of the children, their religions, to whom they were apprenticed and for how long, and the payment made by master. The register is alphabetical and only contains the letters C and D. Access Conditions Open This register has been digitised and…
The Minutes of the Meetings of the Central Committee for Boarding-Out Destitute Children are held by the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Access Conditions Open
The Secretary’s Register of Matters Dealt with at Meetings of the Board of Guardians of Queen’s Asylum are held by the Archives Office of Tasmania. Access Conditions Open
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