The General Correspondence of the Chief Secretary’s Department contains the correspondence of the Chief Secretary’s Department, later the Chief Secretary Department and Premier’s Office, between 1897 and 1946. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. Records Between 1896 and 1923-24, there was…
The Ministerial Files and Associated Papers – Unregistered concern the portfolios of lands, national parks and wildlife, social welfare and international year of the disabled. They include several items related to children’s homes and youth matters. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian…
The Applications and Associated Correspondence for Compassionate Allowances contains case files of individuals who applied for financial assistance from the state government. Since poverty often led to children becoming wards of state, these files may contain valuable information for some Care Leavers and their families. Access Conditions Closed D75 D75 means these records are closed…
The Wybra Hall Admissions and Discharges Register contains basic information about children who lived at Wybra Hall between 1956 when the Home opened and 1988 when it closed. Access conditions Closed E75 years Closed E75 means that records in this series that have final entries less than 75 years old are closed to the general…
The records of the Churches of Christ are deposited at the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. They consist of minutes, annual reports, and correspondence between 1943 and 1989. There is information about Bethany Boys’ Home in these records. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please…
The General Records of the Society, deposited by the Fairbridge Drake Society in 1991, concern Tresca, the Fairbridge Home in Exeter between 1958 and 1976. They include administrative records, 13 personal files, photographs, and annual reports. Access Conditions Closed B75 years B75 means that these records are closed to the general public for 75 years…
The Register of Wards of State contains information about every child who became a ward of state between 1897 and 1989. The Register includes the name, the age or date of birth, the cause of committal, the town or locality of origin, the date of admission, the level of education, the amount of maintenance the…
Reports to the Minister, an archival series, contains reports made by the Child Welfare Advisory Council about child welfare issues and individual institutions. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. Records The following items in this series relate to children’s homes: Item…
The Files of Persons Examined Under Sections 7, 8, 23, 24, 26, 27 of the Mental Deficiency Act 1920 concern individuals examined by the State Psychological Clinic. They are arranged alphabetically according to surnames. Files that are older than 75 years are on open access and the names of the individuals concerned are listed on…
The Case Files of Persons Examined by the State Psychological Clinic contain a great deal of information about the children and adults examined by the Clinic. Files that are older than 75 years are on open access and the names of the individuals concerned are listed on the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office website. Access…
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