Please contact the Freedom of Information Team at the Department for Child Protection:
Phone: (08) 8226 4399
Postal address: GPO Box 1072, Adelaide SA 5001
Email: DCP.FOI@sa.gov.au
Website, Out-of-Home Care information: https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/research-and-publications/freedom-information/provision-information-care-leavers
Website, Adoptions information: https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/support-and-guidance/adoption-processes/applying-for-adoption-information
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRG29/142
These records are part of Records of the Social Welfare Department and predecessors (1849 - c. 1987).
This series of records from Morialta Protestant Children’s Home contains individual children’s files, including admission forms and correspondence. Admission forms give (1) Name, (2) Date of birth, (3) Religion, (4) Sex, (5) Eyes, (6) Hair, (7) Colouring, (8) Special marks, (9) Date of admission, (10) Father, (11) Address, (12) Mother, (13) Address, (14) Custody or guardianship, (15) Maintenance rate, (16) Responsibility, (17) Health record, (18) Immunised, (19) Medical/X-ray/Dental, (20) Education, (21) School attending on admission, (22) Grade, (23) Emergency contact. Correspondence relates to various matters.
Access to records in this series is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. To request access to these records please contact the Department for Child Protection Freedom of Information team.