The heritage collection of Deaf Children Australia contains items created and used by the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, the Victorian School for Deaf Children, the Victorian College for the Deaf, the Princess Elizabeth Kindergarten for the Deaf, and Deaf Children Australia. The collection dates from the 1860s to 2010, and includes registers of pupils,…
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The Public Health Department of Western Australia was formed in 1911 following the passing of the Public Health Act of 1911. The Department of Public Health was responsible for the administration and provision of public health and medical services in Western Australia. In 1984 the Public Health Department was merged with the Department of Hospital…
The Education Department was established in 1873, following the passing of the Education Act 1872, which introduced free, compulsory, secular education to Victoria for children aged six to 15 years old. The department was responsible for the provision and administration of education in Victoria. In its early years it was also known as the Department…
The Ministry of Education was established in 1985 replacing the Education Department. The Ministry was responsible for the administration and provision of education in Victoria. By 1992, following a number of administrative changes to the education portfolio, the Ministry for Education was disestablished and replaced by the Department of Education.
The Department of Health was established in 2004. It was responsible for the policy, administration, and operation of state health services, including public hospitals. In 2008 the Health Commission was transferred to the Department of Health and renamed the Health Performance Council. In 2012 the Department of Health was renamed the Department of Health and…
The State Records Office of Western Australia holds a collection of records created by Heathcote Mental Hospital. This collection includes records about patients, primarily admission and discharge registers, as well as more general administrative records. The majority of the records within this collection date from the 1970s to the closure of Heathcote in 1994, however…
Patient Record Cards is a series held by the State Records Office of Western Australia. It contains details of patients admitted to Derby Leprosarium, as well as details of patients treated externally to the Derby Leprosarium, including those treated at Perth and Wooroloo (in the ‘Dan “E”‘ register, and “Metro” cards). These records also include…
The Hospitals Department was established in 1940, replacing the Inspector General of Hospitals Office. The Health Department was responsible for the oversight and regulation of public hospitals, asylums, and mental hospitals. In 1978 the Hospitals Department merged with the Department of Public Health to form the Health Commission.
The Health Commission was established in 1978, following a merger of the Hospitals Department and the Department of Public Health. It was responsible for the oversight and regulation of public hospitals, including mental health hospitals. In 2004 a new Department of Health was created, and in 2008 the Health Commission was replaced by the Health…
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