Cover image for Correspondence relating to the Custody and Welfare of Children under Various Acts.
Series:
Correspondence relating to the Custody and Welfare of Children under Various Acts.
Series Number:
Access:
Agency access only 75 Years (D75)
Start Date:
07 Jul 1887
End Date:
26 May 1954
How to Use:
Series is closed for 75 years from the end of the case. In some instances, the Department followed progress of the individual in an unofficial capacity (eg. noting marriage notices from the local newspaper). Similarly, the Department attached further enquiries which were often made after a case was closed or the individual had been discharged. These later additions to the closed case files have not been considered as an access determinant therefore it is possible to find files on open access which have later additional folios after the official end date of the file.

Many of the open access files in this series have been digitised. Digital images of this record series are available to view online by clicking on the item links below to get to the Item Details pages. Copies may be made for private research/study but any other use requires permission from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office.
Series notes:
Case files of children brought to the attention of the state. The files comprise correspondence associated with the provision of care for children in a variety of circumstances. A few of these files have administrative titles eg. NCD 3270 Citizens' Committee re Boarded-out Children.

The file titling reflects various periods of government administration. The gaps which appear in the numerical sequence reflect the practice of active files being subsumed into later recordkeeping systems and these files may be found in the subsequent or related series to SWD1. The file titling shows cross references to files that may also be found in subsequent or related series. Some of the abbreviations used by the government departments are: NCD - Neglected Children's Department, CSD - Children of the State Department, CGD - Charitable Grants Department, SSD - Social Services Department, ILP- Infant Life Protection, BTS - Boys Training School

These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
System of Arrangement:
Numerical sequence with gaps.
Items: