Langi Kal Kal records

The Langi Kal Kal records held by the Victorian Government comprise a number of records series with information about children who lived at Langi Kal Kal and the departmental administration of the institution.

Access Conditions

Restricted Access – Records containing personal or private information about children are closed to public access for a period of 99 years. Care Leavers (and their families) can apply for access to records via the Care Leaver Records Service.

Records

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing holds a number of records series with information about residents of Langi Kal Kal and the departmental administration of the institution.

The collection includes:

• Male Prisoner Registration Cards (Langi Kal Kal), 1956-1965 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17950)
• Historical collection – photographs, drawings and press clippings, 1961-1990 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17965)
• Trainee record cards, 1975-1993 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17960)
• Psychiatric service reports, 1970-1980 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17959)
• Intake Assessment and Treatment Files (case management files specific to Lang Kal Kal and separate to the Department’s green coloured Male Trainee Case History Files) , 1970-1992 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17957)

Finding Aids

The Finding Records website page relating to Langi Kal Kal has a detailed Collection Guide with more information about these records.