The Queen Victoria Convalescent Home for Children opened at Mount Lofty in 1898. The home was operated by the Adelaide Children’s Hospital as a Convalescent home for children recovering from illness. It operated until the early 1940s. The Queen Victoria Convalescent Home for Children was built at Mount Lofty in 1897 and opened in 1898….
These Admission registers from Estcourt House record information about children who were admitted to Estcourt House. They are in two volumes and run from 1941 until 1978 (the period Estcourt House was in use by Adelaide Children’s Hospital). The registers document name of patient, address, date of birth, admission date, discharge date, parents’ names, ailment,…
The Aboriginal Affairs Board was formed in 1963 as a result of the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962. It replaced the Aborigines Protection Board. After the passing of the Aboriginal Affairs Act Amendment Act 1968 the Aboriginal Affairs Board’s role became a purely advisory one. With the passing of the Community Welfare Act 1972 the Aboriginal…
The Advisory Council of Aborigines was appointed by the Governor in January 1918 under the regulations of the Aborigines Act 1911. Its role was to advise, report and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Works who had responsibility for the Aborigines Office at that time. It was replaced by the Aborigines Protection Board in…
The Aborigines Department replaced the Aborigines Office in 1912 as a result of the Aborigines Act 1911. It was in turn replaced by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1963 as a result of the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1962.
The Aborigines Office was the name given to the Office of the Protector of Aborigines in 1866 while the position of Protector was vacant due to illness. During this period the responsibilities of the Protector were taken on by clerks in the Aborigines Office and a greater number of sub-protectors. The Aborigines Office consisted only…
The Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department took over the functions of the State Children’s Department and the Destitute Persons’ Department in 1927. With the passing of the Social Welfare Act 1926-1965, the Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department was renamed the Social Welfare Department on 26 January 1966.
This series provides indexes to the admission registers for the Boys Reformatory at Magill and on the Hulk Fitzjames, and the McNally Training Centre. The indexes contain the name of the child and their admission number. It is not clear if all of the admission registers that contain the full admission entries for the children…
The State Children’s Department took over responsibility for State children from the Destitute Poor Department in 1886 as a result of the passing of the Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act 1886. This Act created the term ‘State Child’ and separated responsibility for the care of State children from that of adults who continued to be…
The Destitute Poor Department was responsible for providing relief and care for destitute persons, including children, throughout South Australia, under the direction of the Destitute Board. As a result of the passing of the Destitute Persons Act Amendment Act in 1886 responsibility for state children was passed from the Destitute Poor Department to the new…
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