Aborigines Department, South Australian Government

• Aborigines Office, South Australian Government (1866 - 1912)
• Aborigines Department, South Australian Government (1912 – 1962)
  • Department of Aboriginal Affairs, South Australian Government (1963 - 1970)
  • Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs, South Australian Government (1970 - 1972)
  • Department for Community Welfare, South Australian Government (1972 - 1990)
  • Department for Family and Community Services, South Australian Government (1990 - 1998)
  • Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services, South Australian Government (1998 - 2004)

Ran

• Gerard Mission (1946 - 1974)
  Date: 1961 - 1962
• Point McLeay Mission Station (1859 - 1974)
  Date: 1916 - 1962
• Point Pearce Aboriginal Station (1915 - 1972)
  Date: 1915 - 1962

Related Organisations

• Aboriginal Women's Home, North Adelaide (1926 - c. 1975)
  The Adelaide City Mission ran the Aboriginal Women's Home with financial assistance from the Aborigines Department.
• Kurbingai Hostel (1958 - 1962)
  The Aborigines Department paid board and collected child endowment on behalf of the boys at Kurbingai Hostel

This page was written by Karen George and Gary George, last updated 20 February 2014. Sources used to create this entry:

• Raynes, Cameron, A Little Flour and a Few Blankets: An Administrative History of Aboriginal Affairs in South Australia, 2002 View Publication Details
• State Records of South Australia, Agency Details: GRG52 Aborigines' Office and successor agencies, State Records of South Australia, ArchivesSearch, No date View Publication Details

Records

• Records of the Aborigines' Office and Successor Agencies (1866? - 1971?)