The Police Branch of the Office of Superintendent of Police was established in 1931, following the merge of Territory of North Australia and the Territory of Central Australia into the Northern Territory. It was responsible for the administration of police stations and gaols in the Northern Territory, including Her Majesty’s Gaol and Labour Prison, Alice…
The Northern Territory Spastics Association, originally known as the Darwin and Districts Spastics Paralysis Association, was established in 1973 to advocate on behalf of and provide support for people with disability. In 1977 the Association opened the Harry Giese Centre to provide assessment, treatment, and residential care for people with disabilities, including children. In 2017…
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) was established in June 1973 to provide hostel accommodation and related services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. AHL was established by the Commonwealth Government as a not-for-profit company, with the AHL board reporting to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. It ran at least one children’s home/hostel for…
A Resource for People with Experience of Adoption and/or Out-of-Home Care
Aboriginal Affairs photographic negatives is a series held by the National Archives of Australia. It consists of black and white 35mm and 6 x 6cm negatives and three 5 x 4″ (12.5 x 10cm) colour internegatives from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. These items document events relating to Aboriginal Affairs. It includes photographs of institutions such…
Policy re removal of children from the Northern Territory is a file held by the National Archives of Australia, located in its Canberra office. A digital copy of the file is available.
Northern Territory Administration – Welfare Branch – interstate visits 1961-1966 [reference copy] is a file held by National Archives of Australia. It is located at the Darwin office. The records relate to the Part Aboriginal Education Scheme, an initiative of the Northern Territory Welfare Branch. After the passage of the 1953 Welfare Ordinance the Director of…
As part of the UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which ran from 2015-2022, the Inquiry investigated child migration programs to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Zimbabwe. Research and hearings took place in 2017, and the Investigation Report was published in March 2018. The Inquiry asked a series of questions about child migration schemes,…
This is a photograph of children playing cricket at St Mary’s Hostel, Alice Springs. It shows approximately 10 children playing cricket on a dirt playing ground, with hostel buildings and trees visible in the background. This photo is one of six photos of children at St Mary’s Hostel taken by John K. Ewers in 1950…
Model legislation to harmonise adoption laws in all Australian jurisdictions was an initiative of the Australian Commonwealth in the 1960s. One pressing issue behind this move towards uniformity in adoption legislation in Australia was the lack of recognition of interstate adoption legislation. Jurisdictions all took different approaches to maternal consent and to processes such as…
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