This series contains the Observation Log of Seaforth Home for 1968 to 1973, which is titled “Wet Bed Book”. It includes notes about daily checks conducted on the beds of children in the morning and evening. Entries include the name of children, with ticks or crosses against their name to indicate if their bed was…
St Joseph’s Sanatorium opened in Largs Bay in 1903. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph, it operated as a rest home for women and children. In 1906 it moved to a larger premises in the same suburb and cared for children from infancy to school age. In 1907, the Home changed its name to…
The Babies’ Hospital at St Peters was established in 1915 by the Babies’ Hospital Association. It took over the role of caring for sick infants under the age of two from Quambi Nursing Home in North Adelaide. In 1917 the Hospital moved to new premises in Woodville and became known as the Mareeba Babies’ Hospital….
The Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry began in November 2004 under the terms of The Commission of Inquiry (Children in State Care) Act 2004. It produced its final report in March 2008. The terms of reference of the Inquiry were to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of children in State care and allegations…
The Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1965 (Act No. 54/1965) further amended the Maintenance Act 1926. Its full title was ‘An Act to amend the Maintenance Act, 1926-1963, and certain other Acts; to repeal the Children’s Institutions Subsidies Act, 1961, and to make other provision in lieu thereof, and for other purposes’. It was passed on…
The Inquiry into Delinquent and other children in the care of the State began in June 1938. It was established primarily to examine the way in which the government was dealing with children who had committed offences or had ‘behavioural problems’. In this era these children were referred to as ‘delinquent’ children. The final report…
The Way Commission was an inquiry into the affairs of the Destitute Board which ran from 1883 to 1885. Officially known as the Royal Commission to Report on the Destitute Act 1881, it was commonly referred to as the Way Commission after Chief Justice Samuel Way who led the Inquiry. The Inquiry was sparked by…
McBride Hospital was the new name given to the Salvation Army run McBride Maternity Hospital in 1975. Situated in Medindie it ceased to operate as a maternity hospital in 1978 and became a convalescent hospital with a small hostel for single mothers and their babies. The hostel ceased operating in 1983 and the convalescent hospital…
The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion was the new name given to the Department for Families and Communities in 2011. This department retains responsibility for Youth Justice. The Department was renamed to the Department of Human Services in 2018.
Families SA was the new name given to Children, Youth and Family Services on 1 May 2006. It remained part of the Department for Families and Communities until 2011 when it came under the new Department for Education and Child Development.
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