The Aborigines Act 1915 (Act no.3631 ) was “An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria. ” It was passed on 6 September 1915, and came into operation on 1 October 1915. In December 1929 it was repealed by Aborigines Act 1928.
The Aborigines Act 1928 (Act no.3631 ) was fully titled “An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria. ” It was assented to on 12 February 1929 and came into operation on 18 December 1929. In 1957 it was repealed by Aborigines Act 1957 No.6086.
Amended by Act No.7228 1964, Act No.6498 1959 and Act No.6886 1962
The Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1973 (Act no. 8426) was assented to on 17 April 1973 and commenced on 1 April 1974. Its long title was “An Act to amend the Social Welfare Act 1970, the Crimes Act 1958, and the Maintenance Act 1965 with respect to the Service of Terms of Imprisonment, the Custody…
The Children’s Welfare Act 1958 (Act no. 6219) was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959. Its long title was “An Act to consolidate the Law to provide for and promote the Welfare Protection and Care of Children and Young Persons.” The Children’s Welfare Act 1958 was repealed…
The Children’s Maintenance Act 1924 (Act no. 3376) is an amendment of the Children’s Maintenance Act 1919. It introduces the definition of child as “any person,(whether born in lawful wedlock or not) under the maximum age provided under the Education Acts” currently in force for a school-aged child. It also deals with the administration of…
The Adoption of Children Act 1958 (Act no. 6192) was passed on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959 (Gov. Gaz. 18 March 1959 p.892). It was “An Act to consolidate the Law relating to the Adoption of Infants.” It was repealed and re-enacted by the Adoption of Children Act 1964…
Melbourne Ragged Boys’ Home and Mission was established in 1895 as residential accommodation for homeless boys in Melbourne. It also continued the work of the Latrobe St School and Mission, where girls could attend classes. This work was carried out in a separate building and was often referred to by this name for some years…
Menzies Home – Client Records is a collection of records dated from 1914 up to 2014. The records relate to children and young people who lived in Menzies Home for Boys, Menzies Home for Children, and Minton Boys’ Home, as well as in out-of-home care facilities run by Menzies Inc. between 2001 and 2014. The…
The Samuel MacMahon Wadham Papers are held at University of Melbourne Archives. Samuel Wadham (1891-1972) came to Australia in 1926, to take up the position of Professor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. Throughout his life, Wadham was involved with a wide range of scientific and community organisations, particularly in rural Victoria, including the…
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