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The Bagot Aboriginal Reserve was established in 1938. All the residents of the Kahlin Compound were moved to this new reserve in 1939. The Retta Dixon Home was located at Bagot Aboriginal Reserve. In the late 1970s the Bagot Aboriginal Reserve was handed over to Aboriginal custodians and became known as the Bagot Aboriginal Community….
This digitised file contains correspondence between the Aboriginal Inland Mission (AIM) and various government departments relating to the running of the Retta Dixon Home in Darwin. Subjects covered in the correspondence include recreational activities at the Home, lists of children, staff lists, the accommodation of State Children, purchases, funding and information on the move of…
The Darwin Correctional Centre at Berrimah in Darwin opened in 1979 to replace the Fannie Bay Gaol. It housed minimum and maximum security prisoners, sentenced and on remand. It had separate sections for young people and women. The number of young people accommodated decreased during the 1980s to 1990s. In 2013 Berrimah was scheduled to…
The file, Aborigines’ Inland Mission, Retta Dixon Home – Northern Territory, contains correspondence relating to the Retta Dixon Home. It includes letters regarding the setting up of the Home, financial assistance from the government to the Aborigines’ Inland Mission, the war-time evacuation of children from Retta Dixon to Balaklava in South Australia and many other…
The file Northern Territory, Plymouth Brethren Mission, contains correspondence related to this mission which was established in Darwin in 1910. The letters include applications from the mission for land, reports and other correspondence. The file contains correspondence related to the Northern Territory Administration’s rejection of the mission’s appeal for land. The file also contains the…
The Plymouth Brethren Mission was established in Darwin in 1910 by missionary Alexander Barry. It aimed to provide care and spiritual training for Aboriginal children. In 1911 the mission applied for a lease of government land to further its work. This request was rejected and the mission closed in 1912. The Plymouth Brethren Mission was…
This archival file concerns medical surveys of evacuees from the Northern Territory during World War II. It mentions children temporarily accomodated at the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Carrieton, South Australia. Access Conditions Open. This record is open for access and a digitised version is available for viewing through Recordsearch. Information…
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