Register of Incapacitated Persons Maintained in Institutions in Other Colonies is an archival series held by Tasmanian Archives. It lists the details of Tasmanian residents, many of whom were children, who were admitted to institutions in Victoria and New South Wales for the deaf, dumb and blind between 1873 and 1897. Access Open This item…
The St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Prahran was established in 1854 by Father Gerald Ward under the auspices of the St Vincent de Paul Society. It was located off the High Holborn Road, later known as High Street, Prahran. The Orphanage provided temporary accommodation for a small number of Catholic children who were orphaned, or…
Daily Statement of Admissions, Discharges and Births is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. It lists patients admitted to and discharged from Burnie General Hospital, and births that occurred at the hospital in 1960. Access These records are open and accessible by the general public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
Register of Cases admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum on the Authority of the Colonial Secretary is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. It lists the patients admitted to the New Norfolk Asylum between 1864 and 1879 It includes information such as the patient’s name, the ship they arrived on, district where they lived,…
M2726 Roland Boys Home – Sheffield is an item within the Migrant Files series held by Tasmanian Archives. It contains information about the Roland Boys’ Home in 1951 and the application for the home to be approved to receive child migrants. Access Open This item has been digitised and is available online Records This file…
Applications for Admission and associated Papers is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. It includes applications for the admission of children to the Queen’s Orphan Asylum from 1859 to 1879. Access Open These items have been digitised and are available online via the Tasmanian Archives website. Records The details contained in these records include…
Register of Admissions is a register of patients admitted to the Lying-in Home, Cascades, between March 1890 and November 1894. It includes the patient’s name, age, date and number of admission, and other remarks, including date of birth and sex of the child, name of the child’s father, and date discharged from the home. Access…
Alphabetical Admission Register, Males and Females is a record series held by Tasmanian Archives. These records relate to admissions to the Boys Training School, New Town Infirmary and Consumptive Home, New Town Rest Home, and St John’s Park between 1914 and 1952. Access Open These items have been digitised and are available online via the…
Karinya Young Women’s Shelter is an organisation that provides short term crisis accommodation to young women aged 13 to 20 years old. It was originally established in Launceston in 1979 on a feminist-based collective model. In 2020 Karinya can provide crisis accommodation for up to six young women at a time, and also runs a…
Case Study 42: Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, was a public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, held in Newcastle and Sydney in August and November, 2016. It inquired into the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, and included the experiences of former child residents at St Alban’s Boys’ Home, St Alban’s…
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