Registration of births after lapse of nine months [Croker Island, Garden Point, Retta Dixon Home and other areas] (1954 - 1955)

From

1954

To

1955

Location

Northern Territory

The file Registration of births after lapse of nine months [Croker Island, Garden Point, Retta Dixon Home and other areas] 1954-1955, contains letters regarding the birthdates of Aboriginal children, considered at the time to be 'half-caste', whose birth was not registered within the 9 month registration period. Although the registration forms are no longer attached the letters refer to children at Croker Island Mission, Garden Point Mission, Retta Dixon Home and other Missions and institutions in the Northern Territory. Most letters provide the child's name and birth date. Some also provide the location of the children's births and other information. Please note that the last two pages of this file are a list of children committed to St Mary's Hostel.

Contact

Please contact National Archives of Australia - Darwin Office:
Postal Address: PO Box 24, Nightcliff NT 0814
Phone: (08) 8924 7666
Email: archives@naa.gov.au
Website: https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/northern-territory