These records provide names of all children admitted to and discharged from the Edwardstown Industrial School, and the total number of boys and girls in the school for each entry date. Arranged chronologically. Access Conditions Access to records in this series is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in…
Education – Register of Prosecutions is a register that records details of the prosecutions of parents for the non-attendance at school of children of school age (either through truancy or non-enrolment). In the ‘Remarks’ section it includes notes on committing children to institutions, such as the Edwardstown Industrial School, Glandore Industrial School and Glandore Children’s…
These six volumes of Registers of admissions to the Industrial School deal with admissions to both the Magill Industrial School (1869-1898) and Edwardstown Industrial School (1898-1950). They contain basic biographical information about children admitted to the Homes such as name, age, parents names and address, religion, reasons for admission, date of discharge, and where they…
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…
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…
These case files contain information about Aboriginal families and individuals in South Australia. The files were initially created by the Aborigines Department but then transferred and maintained by the Department of Social Welfare and its successors. State Records South Australia hold a large quantity of these files (25 linear metres), however there is very little…
This series contains the client files for children who were under the care of South Australian Government agencies responsible for child welfare. The contents of the files varies for each child, but generally document case planning and service provision. The files often including records relating to assessments and evaluations, finances and payments, referrals, foster and…
These case histories include brief information about children under departmental care. Histories give: (1) Date of birth, (2) Parents’ names, (3) General circumstances, (4) Details of committal, (5) details of institutional and residential placement. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. Access Conditions Access to some of the records in this series is restricted for 100…
This series of ‘files relating to children under departmental supervision’ (GRG 29/108) covering the years 1950 to 1978 follows on from GRG 29/123 which covers the years 1920-1950. These files were a series of correspondence dockets on different subjects created when necessary. Each docket relates to a child who was under departmental care. Unfortunately due…
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