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Admission registers – Umeewarra Mission School

These admission registers were created by the Umeewarra Mission School, which was the school located at the Umeewarra Mission, also known as Davenport Reserve, near Port Augusta. The registers record details about children that attended the school, including their name, date of birth, gender, religion, parents names and occupations, residence, previous school, grades, date of…

Records of Home for Incurables, Julia Farr Centre, & Highgate Park, at State Records of South Australia

These records were created by the Home for Incurables, later known as the Julia Farr Centre, Julia Farr Services, and Highgate Park. They contain information about patients, staff, and administrative matters at the Homes. The collection is held by State Records of South Australia. The records contain personal details of people admitted to the Home…

Records of Enfield Hospital, State Records of South Australia

These records were created by Enfield Receiving House, later known as Enfield Hospital, and contain information about patients, staff, and administrative matters at Enfield. The collection is held by State Records of South Australia. The records contain personal details of people admitted to Enfield Hospital, including children and young people. Records about patients include admission…

Glenside Health Services Records Manager- Contact Details

For access to South Australian mental health hospital records, please contact the Records Manager at Glenside Health Services: Address: PO Box 17, Fullarton SA 5063 or 2 Karrayarta Drive, Glenside SA 5065 Phone: 7087 1000 Email: healthGlensideinformationManagement@sa.gov.au Website: https://www.calhn.sa.gov.au/contact-us/freedom-of-information

Child and Youth Migration Records, State Records of South Australia

State Records of South Australia holds a number of records that contain information about child and youth migrants, and the organisations and schemes that brought child and youth migrants to South Australia. The records were kept by the State departments responsible for immigration and tourism, and the State departments responsible for child and social welfare….

Morialta Protestant Children’s Home Records, State Records of South Australia

These are records created by Morialta Protestant Children’s Home that are held by State Records of South Australia. The records contain information about children living at the Home, and include children’s files, photographs, adoption forms, annual reports, a film made about the Home, visitor’s books, and administrative records such as reports, meeting minutes and regulations….

Kiah Hostel, Brisbane, Queensland, 1974

This is a copy of a photograph held by the National Archives of Australia in Series A8739, Aboriginal Affairs photographic negatives. It shows the exterior of Kiah Hostel in 1974.

A8739 Aboriginal Affairs photographic negatives, daily single number with ‘A’ [black and white] or ‘AKN’ [colour] prefix

Aboriginal Affairs photographic negatives is a series held by the National Archives of Australia. It consists of black and white 35mm and 6 x 6cm negatives and three 5 x 4″ (12.5 x 10cm) colour internegatives from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. These items document events relating to Aboriginal Affairs. It includes photographs of institutions such…

Petford Training Farm: with Geoff Guest

This video is a news story about Petford Training Farm. The beginning of the video features an introductory segment by a show host which is followed by footage and interviews featuring Geoff Guest and Norma Perrot, the founders of the training farm. The video also includes scenes of a group of Australian Aboriginal youths working…

Fairfield Home for Refugee Children

The Fairfield Home for Refugee Children was a children’s Home run by the Sydney Anglican Home Mission Society, via it’s Care Force unit. It was also known as the Fairfield Hostel for Refugees, and the Condell Park Home for Refugee Children (though it is not known if it was ever located at Condell Park). It…