State Children's Relief Department (1881 - 1923)

From

1881

To

1923

Categories

Foster Care, Government Department, Adoption Agency, Care Provider

Alternative Names

• State Children's Relief Board
• SCRD
• State Children Relief Department
• State Children's Relief Branch

Location

New South Wales

The State Children's Relief Department was the public service body responsible for implementing the recommendations of the State Children's Relief Board. It was part of the Chief Secretary's Department until 1888, when it became part of the Department of Charitable Institutions. It moved to the Department of Public Instruction in 1923. The titles 'State Children's Relief Board' and 'State Children's Relief Department' mean the same thing and both may appear in the records. Generally, the word Department refers to the staff (the public servants), while the word Board describes the people who made the decisions about the running of this agency. The head of the State Children's Relief Board led the State Children's Relief Department, and the Boarding Out Officer was the most senior public servant. In Find & Connect, we use the term 'State Children's Relief Board' to cover all the functions of this agency.