This file contains correspondence between the Prime Minister’s Department, the Commonwealth Immigration Office and the Premier’s Department, South Australia, relating to the scheme to introduce 6 000 British boys for farm work, 2 000 per year for three years, commencing in 1922. Quantity: 65 pages. Access Conditions Open. Under the Archives Act 1983, most Commonwealth…
This series consists of completed application forms for unaccompanied migrants under the age of 21, giving personal details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and the name of the ship. It also contains correspondence between the child and the Department and between the Department…
This series consists of completed application forms for assisted passage for immigrants travelling to South Australia from the United Kingdom, including boys travelling to work as farm apprentices in Australia under the Balliol Boys’ Club and Dreadnought immigration schemes. The forms include personal details about the applicants, their address in the United Kingdom, referees, name…
This series contains completed application forms for boys who travelled to South Australia under the British Boy Farm Apprentice Scheme, also known as the Barwell Scheme. The forms include personal details for each boy, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and the name of…
This series contains completed application forms for boys who travelled to South Australia under the Big Brother Scheme. The forms include personal details for each boy, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian, date of arrival in South Australia and the name of the ship they travelled on. Files also contain…
Records of the Anglican Church’s Poonindie Mission (based around St Matthew’s Church), comprising financial records, records relating to wool sales, monthly pay sheets, reports from the medical officer and school master, annual reports and balance sheets, quarterly native residents’ returns, correspondence and printed reports. Access Conditions For access to many Anglican records held at the…
There are a number of records held within the Records of the Social Welfare Department at the State Records of South Australia which relate to Morialta Children’s Home. These include financial records, the constitution, regulations and correspondence regarding the purchase of the property. Access Conditions A Research Centre Members card, obtainable at the Archives, is…
The Open Door is a documentary film shot in 1948-49 to publicise the work being done at the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home, and appeal for donations to fund the building of cottage homes at Morialta. The film includes information about the history of the Home, and the process of admitting children to it. It follows…
This Series, Annual general meetings minutes and related correspondence – Morialta Protestant Children’s Home, contains minutes and correspondence related to the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home. Access Conditions These records are open access and can be viewed by any member of the public. To arrange access to these records please contact State Records of South Australia.
This series consists of two albums containing a total of 159 photographs. The photographs depict children, staff, and buildings at the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home. Access Conditions Access to records in this series is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information…
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