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Mara House Records are stored securely and then destroyed under secure conditions seven years after a young woman reaches the age of 18. Access Conditions Mara House records are closed but young women may access their personal files by contacting Mara House directly.
Correspondence files, Class 5 (British Migrants) contains records created by the Department of Immigration and the Department of the Interior, dating from 1920 to 1957. It is held by the National Archives of Australia. This series contains correspondence files relating to the migration of British subjects to Australia, including the migration of children through Child…
The Industrial Department was established around 1916. It was responsible for the Labour Bureau and state immigration. In 1930, the Industrial Department closed and its activities were transferred to the Charitable Grants Department. Pearce gives the starting date for the immigration functions of the Department as 1925. However, Wettenhall gives 1916. In 1924, the Industrial…
St John Bosco Boys Town, Glenorchy, Tasmania – Governmental assistance toward costs of building operations for accommodation of British child migrants is an archival item, with contents dating from 1948 to 1953. Access Conditions Open
The Chief Secretary’s Department became part of the new Tasmanian public service in 1901. It coordinated the administrative business of government. In 1914, the Chief Secretary’s Department and Premier’s Office replaced the Chief Secretary’s Department. The Under-Secretary was in charge of the Chief Secretary’s Department. In this role, he corresponded with children, occasionally visited them,…
This series contains the correspondence files of the Attorney-General’s Department and the Deputy General Solicitor’s Office dating back to 1901. Access Conditions Open
The Correspondence files, class 1 (general, passports) is a series of records dating from 1892 to 1970 held by the National Archives of Australia. It contains records concerning the activities of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior from 1939 to 1945 and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration from 1946 to 1950. Some of the records…
Clarendon Childrens Home Kingston Tasmania Financial Assistance by C’wealth and Tasmanian Governments: Accommodation for Child and Youth Migrants dates from 1949 to 1953. Access Conditions Open
General Correspondence (Classified Sequence), dated between 1920 and 1992, was created by the Attorney-General’s Department and its successors. Its many records include personal information about inmates at Risdon Prison, and correspondence concerning the Child Protection Assessment Board, Children’s Courts, and child protection service, including files on individual cases. Access Conditions Access to the records in…
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