Essington House was opened by the government in 1963 as a Receiving Home for adolescent boys due to appear before the Children’s Court, and boys awaiting placement in other institutions or in foster care. From 1964 Essington House was also used for sittings of the Children’s Court and later became a Remand, Assessment and Training…
The Receiving Home, Alice Springs, was opened by the Government in 1959. Children taken into the care of the government were placed at the Receiving Home before they appeared in court, or while they were awaiting transfer to other institutions or into foster care. The Receiving Home also provided care for unmarried mothers and destitute…
The Receiving Home, Darwin, was opened by the Government in 1957 as a temporary institution to replace the Fannie Bay Receiving Home. Children of all ages taken into the care of the State were placed at the Receiving Home while waiting placement in other institutions or into foster care. It also operated at times as…
The Fannie Bay Receiving Home opened in Darwin in 1956. It was the first government run institution specifically established for children placed under the care of the Director of Welfare. Prior to its establishment the majority of these children were placed in interstate institutions. In May 1957, just under one year after it opened, the…
The Northern Territory Aboriginals Department was established under the provisions of the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910. This South Australian Act was passed just before the Northern Territory came under Commonwealth control. The Aboriginals Department was responsible for the control and welfare of Aboriginal people. The Department was established under the Chief Protector, the legal…
The Chief Protector of Aborigines, an office first created under South Australian legislation in 1910, continued under the Commonwealth Aboriginals Ordinance 1911 and successive Commonwealth legislation. The Chief Protector was made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child under the provisions of this Ordinance.The Chief Protector was replaced by the Director of Native Affairs as…
The Chief Protector of Aborigines was made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal child under the provisions of the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 (SA). This position continued under Commonwealth legislation after the Northern Territory came under Commonwealth control in 1911.
The Protector of Aborigines was the government officer responsible for overseeing contact and relationships with Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. While the Northern Territory was under South Australian control, Protectors reported to the responsible minister of the South Australian Government through the Government Resident of the Northern Territory. At times the Medical Officer for…
The Office of the Minister of Education and of the Northern Territory was the South Australian Minister’s office responsible for the administration of the Northern Territory from 1889 to 1892. This office was formed by the new Premier JA Cockburn after his election June 1889. The Government Resident continued to provide on the ground administration…
In 1978 the missionary work of the Australian Baptist Home Mission was taken over by the Australian Baptist Missionary Society. Around 2003 this ministry was renamed Global Interaction.
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