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Glossary Term Destitute Child (1866 - )
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- Glossary Term and Term commonly found on child welfare records
Summary
A child with no means of support. This term was first defined in the South Australian Destitute Persons Relief Act 1866-67, which also applied in the Northern Territory at this time, as 'any child who shall have no sufficient means of subsistence apparent to the Board'
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 8 November 2011, Last modified: 12 June 2012
Last updated: 30 April 2013
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