The Western Australian Prisons Department was established in 1947, taking over management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia from the Gaols Department. It ran Barton’s Mill Prison, which is known to have held incarcerated young people alongside adult prisoners. In 1971 the Prisons Department was renamed the Department of Corrections.
The Western Australian Department of Corrections was established in 1971, taking over from the Prisons Department. It was responsible for the management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia, including the Barton’s Mill Prison. In 1982 the Department of Corrections was replaced by a new iteration of the Prisons Department.
The Western Australian Prisons Department was established in 1982, taking over from the Department of Corrections. It was responsible for the management of prisons and corrective services in Western Australia. In 1987 it was replaced by the Department of Corrective Services.
The Western Australian Department of Corrective Services was established in 1987, when the name of the Prisons Department was changed. It had responsibility for the management of prisons and corrective services throughout Western Australia. In 1993 the Department of Corrective Services was amalgamated with the Crown Law Departments and the Youth Justice Bureau to become…
The records of the South Australian Children’s and Youth Courts contain case files and records about children and young people who had cases before the courts. The files can relate to children and young people who were in the process of being made wards of the state, who were being adopted, or who were charged…
To access records created by the South Australian Children’s and Youth Courts please contact the Youth Court Registry: Phone: (08) 8204 0331 or (08) 8204 0333 Email: youthcourt@courts.sa.gov.au Website: https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/going-to-court/court-locations/youth-court/
State Records of South Australia holds the administrative records created and kept by the State departments responsible for child and social welfare. The records contain references to children who were in State care, adoption requests, photographs of some children and children’s institutions, and discussions of policy matters relating to child welfare and institutional care. Access…
State Records of South Australia holds the minutes of council and committee meetings that were created and kept by the State departments responsible for child and social welfare. These minutes include notes on discussion of individual cases, including notes on the conduct and education of State wards, allegations of neglect of State wards, transfers of…
State Records of South Australia holds many records of correspondence written to or by the Social Welfare Departments and its predecessors. The records were kept by the State departments responsible for child and social welfare. The records include details about children, including references to children being committed to State care, foster and institutional placements or…
State Records of South Australia holds records that contain information about foster mothers and maternity homes. The records were kept by the State departments responsible for child and social welfare. The records contain details about women who were licensed to be foster mothers for children in State care, details about children who were placed in…
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