These case histories include brief information about children under departmental care. Histories give: (1) Date of birth, (2) Parents’ names, (3) General circumstances, (4) Details of committal, (5) details of institutional and residential placement. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. Access Conditions Access to some of the records in this series is restricted for 100…
This series of ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/108) covering the years 1950 to 1978 follows on from GRG 29/123 which covers the years 1920-1950. These files were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Unfortunately due…
This series consists of the legal documents which committed children to an Industrial or Reformatory School, and was the first step in them becoming a ward of the State. They contain information including the child’s name, the name of the institution they were placed in, the date of their placement, general biographical information including about…
From 1920 the State Children’s Department began to create ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/123). These were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order…
Index cards relating to State Wards, often referred to as State Ward Index cards, or SWICs, are among the oldest records kept by the Government relating to children in care. They contain basic information about children in care, their parents/guardians, and where they were placed. These index cards were created as administrative records for children…
Theis series is made up of two volumes containing lists of the names of children who were under departmental care. The names are arranged alphabetically by surname, within years. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. Some of these records are still restricted, while others…
The Goodwood Orphanage Oral History Series contains seventeen interviews (25 hours and 10 minutes) commissioned by the Libraries Board of SA concerning the experiences of children, nuns and priests living and working at Goodwood Orphanage, also known as St Vincent De Paul Orphanage. Tapes and full transcripts are available for research. Some restrictions apply to…
This is a three-page list of children who were transferred from the Adelaide Destitute Asylum to the St Vincent de Paul Catholic Orphanage. It includes basic information about the children, including their admission number, name, age, nationality, date forwarded, where gone to, and date. Access Conditions This record is open and can be accessed by…
Miscellaneous records in manila folders, including historical summaries and news clippings about Refuge. Correspondence and reports relate to health, redevelopments and additions, financial matters, legal issues, staff salaries and the transfer of the home to the Daughters of Charity. Very little correspondence concerns individual women and/or their children. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards…
Some admission records from St Stanislaus House have been retained by the Sisters of the Resurrection (based in Essendon, Victoria). The records comprise system cards filed alphabetically in a large metal file box labelled: DZIECI W INTERNACIE [translation from Polish: Children in Boarding School]. Access Conditions Please contact the Professional Standards Office Records Service for…
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