These brief minutes relate to all aspects of the business of this committee. Many entries relate to the cases of individual children under the care of the Council, including allegations of neglect of state wards, allegations of misconduct by state wards, absconding, transfers of children between institutions, training and further education for state wards, approvals…
This series contains copies made by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1966 of the Report of the Sub-Protector of Aborigines for the year ended 31 December 1878 and the Report of the Sub-Protector of Aborigines – Aborigines of the Far North and West Coast, dated 20 March 1892. It also includes annual reports of…
These minutes include references to placements of Aboriginal children and may contain references to Campbell House as it was specifically developed for Aboriginal youths. These minutes also refer to Kurbingai Hostel. This is not a continuous series of minutes – there are gaps between December 1945 and August 1954, and between July 1957 and July…
These reports contain regular summaries concerning developments at homes under the control of the Department for Families and Community Services and its predecessor agencies, including the Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs The summaries from Children’s homes include the number of children and their activities, building and other improvements and changing routines and policies…
Letter from Professor JB Cleland to the Aborigines Protection Board outlining the history of Campbell House and plans for the farm school. Further correspondence relating to Campbell House Farm School may appear in GRG 52/1 (State Record Office of South Australia Reference Number). Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is…
These two large photo albums contain photographs of institutions under the control of the Department of Social Welfare and its predecessors, as well as some privately run institutions. Photographs include images of interiors and exteriors of institutions as well as children and staff. A large number of photographs of children on annual camps are also…
These brief minutes relate to all aspects of the business of this committee. Many entries relate to the cases of individual children under the care of the Council, including allegations of neglect of state wards, allegations of misconduct by state wards, absconding, transfers of children between institutions, training and further education for state wards, approvals…
This series includes records about the official handover of young people to the Children’s Courts or the custody of South Australian Police from the McNally Training Centre/South Australian Youth Training Centre. There are two sets of records in this series, which include similar information. One set of records, called ‘Personal disposition/property advice records’, include the…
These records contain notes about the conduct of boys at the Magill Reformatory. It includes the boys name and admission number, the date, and a note on general conduct (e.g. “satisfactory, improving, unreliable” or a short note about an event such as “stole from store”). Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100…
These two books records details about punishments administered to boys at the Magill Reformatory and, later, the McNally Training School. It contains information including date, day, boys’ name, “offence” (reason for punishment), punishment, who inflicted the punishment, and witnesses to it. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years to protect…
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