The Correspondence Files, dated from 1919 to 1998, include correspondence with the various government departments with responsibility for child and social welfare. There are items within this series relating to Tasmanian approved children’s homes and government-run institutions for children, as well as relating to child welfare, foster care, child migration, juvenile justice, youth affairs, Aboriginal…
The Chronological Return of Cases Where Weekly Payments Were Made for the Maintenance of Children includes the names, the districts, the dates of approval, the amount of allowances, whether they came from the convict or colonial fund, and the dates of expiry. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the…
The Alphabetical List of Children Admitted for Whom Maintenance and Weekly Payments Were Made contains the names of children admitted to the Queen’s Orphan Asylum. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Register of Masters of Children Apprenticed provides the names of the masters, their addresses, the dates of the apprenticeships, the names of the children and the date that agreements were ended. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Register of Applications for Admission to the Queen’s Orphan Asylum gives the name of the child, the fund from which money is to come, and the date of approval for admittance. It includes remarks. The number of the application is also given. These begin with one at the start of each month. Access Conditions…
The Register of Children Apprenticed from the Asylum contains the name of the children, and the dates and to whom they were apprenticed. It also shows which children were returned to the Asylum and when and to whom they were apprenticed again. Access Conditions This register has been digitised and is available online via the…
The Register of Children Admitted and Discharged from the Infant School gives the name of the children, ages, parents’ names and ships of arrival, dates of leaving the school, and religions. It includes general remarks. Access Conditions This register has been digitised and is available online via the Tasmanian Archives website.
The Register of Children Admitted and Discharged from the Male and Female Orphan School gives the child’s name, age, date admitted, parents’ names and ships of arrival, dates of removal, and religions. It includes general remarks. In general, boys and girls were entered at opposite ends of the book. However young boys were indexed and…
The Daily Journal of Admissions and Discharges to Queen’s Orphan Schools provides the date of admission or discharge, the child’s age, and remarks. Access Conditions This item has been digitised and is available online via the Tasmanian Archives website.
The Register of children at Boys Home Lansdowne Crescent; Girls Industrial School, Hobart Training School for Females, St Josephs Orphanage for whom a Government Allowance is Payable provides the date of the child’s admission, name, date of birth, the fund for payment, by whose order admitted, the name of the ship of arrival, and the…
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