Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 7322 7077
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRG29/110
These records are part of Register of Admissions to the Reformatory Hulk and Boys Reformatory, Magill (1877 - 1898), Register of Admissions to the Boys Reformatory, Magill (1898 - 1914), Record of Admissions to Boys Reformatory (1913 - 1924), Admission Register Boys Reformatory Magill (1926 - 1933) and Admission Register Boys Reformatory Magill (1933 - 1943).
This series comprises five (5) registers of admissions to the Boys’ Reformatory, Magill from 1877 to 1943. Volume 1 also covers admissions to the Boys’ Reformatory Hulk, The Fitzjames. Information varies over time, but most volumes give number, name, age, date of birth, last place of residence, details of relatives, court of committal, reason of admission, date of admission, date of leaving and destination. Volume 1 covering the period 1877-1898 has columns for ‘ship’ and ‘how long in colony’, but most entries read ‘native born’.
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Although some very early records relating to children in care in South Australia are open for access, most records relating to children are subject to a 100 year restriction, particularly those which contain personal information about individuals. Written permission must be obtained from the government agency which created the record in order to access restricted material. To obtain permission a Freedom of Information (FOI) request form must be submitted to the relevant government department. State Records staff will be able to assist you with this.