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Child Migrants: Accessing records held by Commonwealth
and State Archives
July 2002
Overview
Records In
Commonwealth And State Archives
Accessing Commonwealth Records
Accessing New South Wales
Records
Accessing Queensland Records
Accessing South Australian
Records
Accessing Tasmanian Records
Accessing Victorian Records
Accessing Western
Australian Records
In
response to the Senate Inquiry on Child Migration titled Lost Innocents:
Righting the Record, the Council of Federal State and Territory Archives has
compiled this guide to help child migrants and their families access records
that may relate to their experiences.
Access
regimes in Commonwealth and State jurisdictions vary greatly from one another.
This guide provides details on the access regime in place for each
Archive and outlines the procedures a researcher needs to follow to gain access
to the records. In some
jurisdictions, the Archive controls access to the records which may be
restricted or closed until they are of a certain age (eg 30 years or longer).
In other jurisdictions, the Archive acts as the custodian of the records
and applicants need to contact the agency that created the records or has
responsibility for them directly to apply for access.
A
detailed discussion of the history of British child migration to Australia can
be found in Good British Stock: Child
and Youth Migration to Australia,
which was published by the National Archives of Australia in 1999.Details
can be found at:
www.naa.gov.au/Publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/introduction.htm.
The
guide also includes a list of organisations that can assist child migrants find
more information about their families.
Records on child migration were created by the Commonwealth
government and the State governments. The
Territory governments do not hold records on child migration.
The types of records that were created vary greatly depending on the
responsibility of the particular government involved.
The Commonwealth records related to individual child and youth migrants
are essentially those concerned with their entry into Australia, such as
evidence of their entry (passenger lists) and their applications for immigration
and citizenship. Records maintained
by State governments relate to day-to-day care of child migrants once they had
arrived in Australia. Policy files
provide an insight into the operations of the various schemes and homes.
Commonwealth Government
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Child
migration policy files which cover issues such as the various schemes,
agreements with governments and private organisations, inquiries and
financial arrangements.
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Immigration
case files (usually known as migrant selection documents) for most
individual child migrants.
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Ship's
passenger lists and ship's nominal rolls.
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Naturalisation
files.
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Photographs.
State Governments
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Policy
or operational files relating to particular schemes and homes.
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Immigrant
children's files.
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Registers
of arrivals and discharge of immigrant children.
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Escort
reports.
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Nominal
rolls for orphanages and children's homes.
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Returns
of employment changes.
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Admission
and discharge records of homes.
Non-Government records
Records were created
by the various non-government organisations, homes and schools that provided
services for child migrants and in most cases you will need to approach the
non-government organisations concerned. The
level of detail recorded and the quantity and type of records retained varies.
The Archives Act 1983 (Commonwealth) provides a legally enforceable right of
access to Commonwealth records over thirty years of age.
The majority of records pertaining to former child migrants have now
passed the thirty year mark. Where Commonwealth records contain information that
is not suitable for public release under the Archives Act (for example,
sensitive personal information), access is given only to the subject of the
record or their authorised representative.
Commonwealth records less than thirty years of age are generally available to
the subject of the record under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Commonwealth) and the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth).
For all reference inquiries, contact:
Tel: 1300 886 881
Fax:1300 886 882
TTY: (02) 6212 3689
Email: ref@naa.gov.au
www.naa.gov.au
PO Box 7425
CANBERRA BUSINESS CENTRE
ACT 2610
Records on child migrants held by National Archives of Australia
The
research guide published by the National Archives, Good
British Stock – Child and Youth Migration to Australia, provides a
comprehensive description and listing of the records held by the National
Archives about child migration and about individual child migrants. The guide is
available:
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In
print form for $10.00 + $3.50 for postage within Australia from:
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the
National Archives online shop, or
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by
phoning your order to Publication Sales at 02 6212 3609, or
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by
sending orders to:
Publication Sales
National Archives of Australia
PO Box 7425
Canberra Business Centre, ACT 2610.
The first two chapters of the guide
introduce Australian immigration policy and child migration policy. Chapter 3
gives a detailed description of the main policy records, and of the records
relating to the service organisations and churches who sponsored the children,
provided for their education and placement and arranged their after-care.
Chapter 4 outlines records on various schemes and homes held by the National
Archives that are relevant for genealogical research related to child migration.
These include :
| Child
migration policy
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The
Dreadnought Scheme
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| YMCA
youth migration
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Youth
migration to SA, TAS, QLD, WA
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| Boy
Scout youth migration
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Young
Australia League youth migration
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Fairbridge
Farm Schools
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Lady
Northcote Farm School
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| Dr
Barnardo’s Homes
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The
Big Brother Movement
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The
Roman Catholic Church
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The
Church of England
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| The
Salvation Army
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The
Methodist Church
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| The
Presbyterian Church
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Jewish
child migration
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| The
Children’s Overseas Reception Board Scheme
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The appendices include information
about the organisations and individuals involved in juvenile migration, and
about the record holdings of other archives and libraries. In addition, there is
information about organisations which assist former child migrants to find
family members, and suggestions for areas where further research is needed into
juvenile migration to Australia.
Records of the Department of Community Services showing names and details of
individual persons and families are closed to public access for 70 years.
Permission can be given to those people wishing to view their own files or the
files of their parents.
While the records are held by the State Records Authority of NSW,
applications to view the files need to be made at any: DoCS Community Services
Centre (CSC). Check the White Pages under
‘Community Services, Department of’ to find the nearest centre.
There are no fees involved to view the records, but applicants are required
to provide their full names (and other names they have been known by) and proof
of their identity, such as a driver’s licence, birth certificate, pension or
health care card.
For other research using records on child migration, an application for
access to the records must be sent to the Director-General of DoCS for formal
consideration and approval.
DoCS has produced a brochure to help former wards of NSW find records about
themselves. It also covers commonly
asked questions relating to the process, the kind of information found in the
files and support available. The
brochure can be found at: http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/document/formward.pdf
or at any DoCS Community Service Centre.
All the records listed here are held at the Western Sydney Records Centre,
143 O'Connell St Kingswood NSW.
Records on child migrants held by
State Records Authority Of NSW
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14782; Immigrant children's files, 1947-76, [7/2036A–2049B], [10/37264–74],
[3/7829–50], [19/8455.3], [7/8652.2–8655] (22 cartons, 44 boxes)-
These files relate to young people entering the country who were under 21
years of age and had no parent or blood relative responsible for them in
Australia. These migrants, sponsored by organisations such as the Big
Brother Movement and Dr Barnardo’s Homes, were supervised by Child Welfare
Officers when they were placed in the community. The files include medical
reports, reports on the immigrant children and correspondence relating to
their placement.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14782; Immigration files, 1946–74, [8/2426] (one
box)
These files contain correspondence between Commonwealth departments,
relevant charitable institutions and State government departments, including
the Immigration Division of the Chief Secretary’s Department, the
Department of Tourist Activities and the Treasury. The subjects dealt with
are child migration to Australia and the funding of the hostels to house
them. These files comprise:
Big Brother Movement – Homebush Hostel, Gunning House, 7 July
1950–November 1968; Burwood Hostel, November 1963–December 1973; War
Memorial Farm, Fairfield, 9 October 1946–November 1968; Dr Barnardo’s
Homes – Greenwood, Normanhurst, 29 June 1960–1 June 1970; Maintenance
Payments – Child Migration General Policy, 8 June 1950–20 December 1972;
Fairbridge Farm Schools – Molong, 12 February 1948–20 November 1974.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14783; Registers of the arrival and discharge of
immigrant children 1953–56 and 1960–64, [18/1238.1] (two volumes)
These registers have entries recording monthly arrivals and discharges of
immigrant children. The arrival entries generally give names, ages and
whether the child was nominated by an individual or sponsored by an
organisation, such as Fairbridge, Big Brother or Dr Barnardo’s. The
discharge entries give name, age, type of nomination, and reason for
discharge from guardianship. Statistics separated into three age groups of
boys and girls are included.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14784; Miscellaneous correspondence files relating to
immigrant children, 1971–74, [18/1238.2] (one bundle)
There are three files in this series. Two concern correspondence with
officials of the Big Brother and Dr Barnardo’s schemes. The third file
relates to a District Officer’s investigation of a complaint by a child
sponsored by the Big Brother Scheme.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14785; Files concerning the arrival of immigrant
children sponsored by the Big Brother Scheme, 1965–73, [18/1238.4–1240]
(three boxes)
These files relate to the arrival of ‘Little Brothers’ in New South
Wales. The files contain a notification from the New South Wales Immigration
Division of the boys’ impending arrival, giving date, flight number or
ship’s name, and the names and ages of the boys. The results of later
medical examinations are included, as well as a signed declaration from the
Executive Director of the Big Brother Movement accepting custody of the
boys.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 17486; Returns of employment changes made by young
persons sponsored by the Fairbridge Farm Scheme, 1968–69, [18/1238.3]
(one bundle)
These weekly returns were sent by the Principal of the Fairbridge Farm
School to the Department. The information includes name, date of new
employment, category of wages and home address. The returns were signed by
the Principal and include the children’s departmental file numbers.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14787; Depots, homes and hostel files, 1971–73,
[3/1735–37], [8/2314–15], [8/2242] (six boxes)
These files contain applications for licences to conduct a depot, home or
hostel. On 1 November 1969, amendments to Part VII of the Child
Welfare Act became effective, and, as a result, all places defined as a
Depot, Home or Hostel which provided residential care for six or more
children up to 16 years of age had to be licensed in terms of the new
provisions. These files give full details of the facilities offered, staff
and their qualifications, proposed alterations to premises, etc.
Correspondence regarding the application and correspondence from the
individuals concerned is also included.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch: CGS 14789; Immigrants children's index, n.d. [19/14974-77]
This index, arranged alphabetically, records the name of child,
place and date of birth, religion, date and means of arrival in Australia,
sponsor, details of parents, and particulars of placements and movements.
- Department of Community Services,
Licensing Branch; CGS 14790; Immigration nomination (Minor 'E') files,
1962-72 [10/37275-76, 7/2050A-2054B, 3/7778-7828, 19/8455.2, 7/8651-8652.1]
14 boxes (part), 51 cartons
These files relate to the nomination of immigrants, who are under
21 years of age, by sponsors who were resident in New South Wales. The files
refer to such matters as the accommodation provided by the sponsor and the
general welfare of the immigrant after arrival.
Records held by the Queensland State Archives are subject to restricted
access periods which can vary in duration.
The access periods are determined by the responsible public authority in
consultation with the State Archivist and in accordance with relevant
regulations, legislation and standards. Information contained in the records can
be considered sensitive and the restricted
access periods are based on the premise that the sensitivity declines over time.
Restricted access periods may be up to 30 years, up to 65 years, up to 100 years
or beyond and commence from the day of the last action on a record.
Records held by Queensland State Archives can be viewed in the public search
room:
Queensland State Archives
435 Compton Road,
RUNCORN QLD
The search room is open from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Monday to Friday and on 6
Saturdays during the year. Researchers
are required to have a Reader’s Ticket which can be obtained at the reception
on arrival. Two forms of
identification are required and one needs to contain a signature.
A Reference Archivist is available to assist with the searching and use
of records. There are no charges
unless copies of records are required. More
information about the facilities and services available can be found at:
http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/default.asp
The contact details for the Queensland State Archives are:
PO Box 1397
SUNNYBANK HILLS
QLD 4109
Tel: (07) 3875 8755
Fax: (07) 3875 8764
Email: qsa@dcilgp.qld.gov.au
www.archives.qld.gov.au
Records on child migrants held by Queensland State Archives
Immigration Department
- Correspondence regarding farm learners scheme, 1922–35, QSA IMM/176
- Indenture forms and applications for farm learners, 1938–40, 1922–30,
QSA IMM/221
- Papers regarding Interstate Conferences of the New Settlers League and
reports of annual meetings, etc, 1924–36, QSA IMM/219
- Papers concerning the New Settlers League Annual State Conference,
1922–34, QSA IMM/217–218
- New Settlers League correspondence with migrants, 1923–48, QSA IMM/214–216
- Foreign migration, New Settlers League, regarding the employment of
migrants in the sugar industry, railway fares, freight car hire,
establishment of hostels for migrants in country centres, 1952–56, QSA
A/13047
Premier’s Department
- Correspondence from the general system respecting immigration of lads as
farm learners, sponsored by the Church Army, 14 January 1911–20 April
1923, QSA PRE/110
- Correspondence regarding immigration of lads as farm learners, 5 May
1922–17 August 1932, QSA PRE/111–113
- Correspondence from the general system respecting immigration of lads as
farm learners sponsored by the Salvation Army, 23 February 1922–2 January
1936, QSA PRE/114
- Correspondence from the general system respecting immigration of lads as
farm learners, sponsored by the Church of England Immigration Council, 15
March 1924–28 July 1930, QSA PRE/115–116
- Correspondence from the general system respecting adverse reports on lads
brought out as farm learners and on unsuitable lad migrants, 12 June
1923–8 February 1928, QSA PRE/117
- Correspondence from the general system respecting deaths, accidents, etc
of lads brought out as farm labourers, 9 November 1923–6 May 1930, QSA
PRE/118
Records held by State Records of
South Australia can be viewed in the Reading Room:
Netley Commercial Park Complex
222 Marion Road
NETLEY SA 5037
The Reading Room is open on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm and on Thursday from
1.00pm to 8.00pm. A duty archivist is available to assist researchers with their
searches and to advise on access restrictions.
Each researcher is issued with a
reader’s ticket on their initial visit to the reading room, which is required
before any records can be viewed. There
are no charges for the ticket but identification such as a Driver’s License,
Pension Card or Student ID is required. The
ticket is valid for the financial year. A
photocopying service is available.
Most records held by State Records
of South Australia are restricted for at least 20 years. Some records may be
restricted for longer, depending on the nature of the information. Contact the
State Records Public Reading Room for advice on how to access restricted
information.
Associate
State Archivist
State Records
PO Box 40
ENFIELD PLAZA
SA 5085
Tel:
(08) 8226 8000
Fax: (08) 8226 8002
Email: staterecords@saugov.sa.gov.au
www.archives.sa.gov.au
Records on child migrants held by State Records Of South Australia
The
records listed below are those for the principal schemes involving most young
immigrants. Other records relating
to child migrants may be located by researching following Government Records
Groups (GRG):
- GRG7
– Immigration, Publicity and Tourism Department
- GRG28
- Destitute Persons Department
- GRG29
- Social Welfare Department
- Files relating to child migrants
under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act, 1946 (index
available), GRG 29/122
- Applications for assisted passage
as farm apprentices – ‘Barwell Boys’, 1922–24 (index available), GRG
7/6
This series has completed forms of application 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.
- Applications by youths for
assisted passage as boy migrants – ‘Big Brother Movement’, 1927–29
(partial index available), GRG 7/7
This series has completed forms of applications, including personal
details, address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or
guardian, date of arrival in South Australia, and name of the ship.
- Miscellaneous applications for
assisted passage by farm youths, agricultural workers and settlers,
1921–30 (index available), GRG 7/9
This series has completed forms of application with personal details,
address in the United Kingdom, referees, name of parent or guardian etc.,
date of arrival in South Australia and the name of the ship. It also
contains some files relating to women.
All
case files and indexes listed here have either a 50 or 75-year access
restriction. The administrative files (AD203) have a 25-year access restriction.
If you require access to the records of the Department of Social Welfare you
should apply to:
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
Davey Street, Hobart
Tasmania, 7000.
For access to the records of the State Immigration Office or the Fairbridge
Society you should write, in the first instance, to:
State Archivist
Archives Office of Tasmania
77 Murray Street, Hobart
Tasmania 7000.
Tel: (03) 6233 7488
Fax: (03) 6233 7471
Email: Archives.Tasmania@education.tas.gov.au
www.archives.tas.gov.au
Records on child migrants held by Archives Office Of Tasmania
The records of the State Immigration Office document the nomination and
arrival of the child migrants:
- Index to personal nominations,
1946–81, AA60
This is an index to people nominated under the various joint immigration
agreements between the United Kingdom and Australian governments. Some
subject cards such as Boys Town, Big Brother Movement and Fairbridge Society
children can be found in this series. The cards contain details such as
occupation, age, address in England, names of family members, departure and
arrival dates and name of the ship on which the migrant arrived. The name of
the nominator is included, as are file numbers for the nominator and migrant
files.
- Migrant files, 1946–81, AA59
This series consists of case files of all nominated migrants.
The records created after arrival can be found in the case files of the
Department of Social Welfare:
- File guide to correspondence
records, c.1970–c.1990, AD247
- Correspondence records, 1919–93,
AD203 (see file no. 14 for administrative records relating to child
migrants)
- Index to case files of the Child
Welfare Division, c.1950–c.1970, SWD61
- Applications and associated
correspondence relating to the custody and welfare of children under various
Acts, including child migration, c.1922–c.1981, AA226
This series is a merger of several series of case files into two
alphabetical sequences (see also SWD66 below).
- Case files of the Child Welfare
Division, c.1944–70, SWD66
These files are identical to those in AA226 (see above) but were removed
from this sequence when a separate Child Welfare Division was created within
the Department. Files relating to child migrants are included in this
series.
- Record cards of ‘non-citizen’
children including children arriving under the Child Migration Scheme,
1950–68, 1970–78, AD256
These cards contain summary information on the welfare of British and
non-British child migrants including the name and address of the person with
whom they were living.
- Correspondence concerning children
brought to Tasmania under the auspices of the Overseas Children’s
Reception Committee, 1940–45, SWD60
These case files relate to children who were brought to Tasmania by the
Overseas Children’s Reception Committee. The children were to remain in
Tasmania for the duration of the war, or such lesser period as might be
deemed necessary in the interests of both parties.
- Master index to case files,
c.1920–c.1989, AD204
This is the master index to applications and associated correspondence
relating to the custody and welfare of children under various acts,
including child migration.
- Records of the Fairbridge Drake
Society, 1925–77, NS1438
The Fairbridge Society home for orphaned British migrant children and
migrant children with one parent living was established at Exeter, Northern
Tasmania in 1957. The home was closed in November 1976. In 1991 with the
approval of the President of the Fairbridge Drake Society, London, the
Tasmanian records of the society were deposited in the Archives Office of
Tasmania. Access to the records is restricted for 100 years in line with the
access conditions determined for the British records of the Society, which
are housed at the University of Liverpool. Among the records is a family
register, 1958–76, and 13 case files, c.1965–76.
The records listed below are closed to general public access. Access to the
records may be provided by the controlling agency, the Department of Human
Services, through a Freedom of Information request.
An application form can be accessed from the Department’s website or
the FOI unit can post one out. The
FOI unit will also accept a letter outlining the details of the request.
The request should clearly set out the document(s) that are required from the
Department and provide sufficient detail so that they can be identified. Proof
of identity of the applicant (e.g. driver's licence, passport or health care
card) is required to gain access to documents that contain their personal
information. There is also an
application fee that must be paid before the request is processed.
FOI applications can be made by contacting:
Department of Human Services
GPO Box 4057
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Ph: (03) 9616 9910
Fax: (03) 9616 8848
Further information regarding FOI requests with the Department of Human
Services can be found at the website address: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/foi/index.htm
Records on child migrants held by Public Record Office Victoria
- Child migration files, 1947–71
(Series in Cutody 1947-1968), VPRS 10092 (CLOSED)
These files document both the assessment of applications to nominate British
and alien minors and the subsequent administration of legal guardianship of
those minors by the Children’s Welfare Department, Family Welfare Division
and subsequently the Social Welfare Branch (1962-1971). Files documenting
the administration of legal guardianship include considerable personal
information about minors and their custodians. Documentation on the files
includes reports of social workers, parents, custodians, employers,
vocational guidance officers, teachers and doctors.
- Children’s Overseas Reception
Board files, 1940–45, VPRS 10093 (CLOSED)
The series comprises client files of children evacuated from the United
Kingdom during World War II and some files relating to the administration of
the scheme. Upon arrival in Victoria the children were boarded with private
families. The Children’s Welfare Department oversaw the allocation of the
children to their custodians and their subsequent maintenance and welfare.
Most of the files in the series comprise case documentation including:
application of the custodian to accept evacuated children; evacuation and
travel reports regarding the children (eg vaccinations, medical reports);
departmental inspectors’ reports (eg health, behaviour, adjustment,
suitability of nominators); school reports; and social worker reports.
Many of the records held by State Records relating to child and youth
migration were created by the Child Welfare Department and its predecessor the
State Children’s Department. Due to their sensitive nature, records of the
former Child Welfare Department that contain client information are restricted
records.
Once the records have been identified by visiting the State Records Office,
permission to view or copy these records must be sought by contacting the
Department of Family and Children’s Services.
To make a request either send a letter to the department providing details of
the record(s) required or fill in the application form (entitled ‘Application
for search of records held in state archives’) which is available from the
State Records Office Search Room and send to:
Director-General
Department of Family and Children’s Services
PO Box 6334
East Perth 6004
Records from other government departments can also be subject to access
restrictions due to the sensitive nature of the material they contain. Access
restrictions are generally determined by arrangement between the State Records
Office and the agency responsible for creating the record and are applied at the
series level.
Researchers can visit the search room or contact the State Records Office for
information on the access status of government archives. If the records are
unrestricted then they can be viewed in the Search Room.
For restricted series, application forms for access are available from
the search room.
State Records Office
Alexander Library Building
Perth Cultural Centre
PERTH WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9427 3360
Fax: (08) 9427 3368
www.sro.wa.gov.au
Records on child migrants held by State Records Office Of WA
Child Welfare Department, 1927–72,
AN 145, AN 320
Files on child migration are located within the main series of Child Welfare
Department registered files. These records include policy and administration
files, funding, approvals and inspection of institutions, nomination and
guardianship forms, and liaison with institutions and groups associated with
child migration (eg the Big Brother Movement). Also included are indentures and
employment agreements for child migrants. Many Child Welfare administrative
files were re-registered as Department for Community Welfare files prior to
their transfer to the State Records Office.
Policy
and administration, AN 145, Accession 1031
- 1921, AN
145/2376 (2 vols), AN 145/2748; 1922, AN 145/1095; 1927, AN 145/772, AN
145/891, AN 145/973 (vols 1, 5); 1928, AN 145/116, AN 145/496; 1931, AN
145/2181; 1934, AN 145/286; 1937, AN 145/366; 1938, AN 145/619; 1940, AN
145/358, AN 145/632, AN 145/593; 1941, AN 145/41, AN 145/305; 1944, AN
145/300, AN 145/515; 1945, AN 145/524; 1946, AN 145/607 (vols 5, 6); 1947,
AN 145/542, AN 145/685; 1949, AN 145/975; 1951, AN 145/852; 1952, AN
145/665; 1953, AN 145/1163, AN 145/1309; 1955, AN 145/350; 1956, AN 145/46,
AN 145/212
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Maltese child migrants, 1952,
AN 145/1358
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Nomination forms and
guardianship records, 1952, AN 145/1027
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Benmore, 1946, AN 145/1073
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Burnbrae, 1952, AN 145/1314
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Castledare, 1927, AN
145/1078; 1934, AN 145/76; 1947, AN 145/938; 1948, AN 145/160 (vol. 5)
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Clontarf, 1922, AN 145/1405
(3 vols), AN 145/715 (2 vols); 1926, AN 145/1523; 1927, AN 145/913 (2 vols);
1947, AN 145/937; 1955, AN 145/1951
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Fairbridge Farm School, 1921,
AN 145/667; 1924, AN 145/1414; 1927, AN 145/159; 1930, AN 145/926; 1952, AN
145/1399
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Methodist Boys Farm, 1929, AN
145/1291
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Methodist Homes, 1952, AN
145/1313
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Nazareth House, 1940, AN
145/1425; 1942, AN 145/219; 1947, AN 145/940
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St Joseph’s, 1922?, AN
145/1613; 1925, AN 145/719; 1953, AN 145/1808
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St Joseph’s, Kellerberrin,
1952, AN 145/929
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St Joseph’s, Subiaco, 1947,
AN 145/939
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Salvation Army Home,
Gosnells, 1945, AN 145/851
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St Mary’s Agricultural
School, Tardun, 1929, AN 145/565; 1947, AN 145/936 (vols 1, 2)
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 1417
- Policy and procedure, A56 (vols 1–5), A256, A3309
- Nominations, A184 (vols 1, 2)
- Benmore, A4249
- Burnbrae, A3404
- Clontarf, A53
- St Joseph’s Farm and Trade School, Bindoon, A4256
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 2532
- Reports and liaison between Nathaniel Harper Homes, A66
- Immigration – migrant children boarded out – recoup of subsidy from
the British Government, A135
- Western Australian Child Welfare Departments Annual Reports, A366 (vols
1–3)
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 2606
- Clontarf Boys Accident Appeal, 1957/1640 (2 vols)
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 2607
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Big Brother Movement, A155
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Nominations, A184 (vols 3, 4)
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Wards – Ministerial
approval for variation of treatment, A191 (vols 1–4)
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Institutions – Clontarf,
A215 (vols 1, 2)
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Capitation Grants to
institutes and foster mothers, A231 (vols 1–4)
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Wards resident in
institutions, A306
-
Nominal roll of unaccompanied
migrant children, A317 (vols 1, 2)
-
Act and Regulations, Section
118 – day-to-day care policy. Children under six years of age, A609 (vol.
1)
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 2608
-
Castledare junior orphanage
policy and procedure, reports and correspondence, A2260 (vol. 1)
-
Hostel, Tudor Lodge, Mt
Lawley, establishment legislation – Immigration, Guardianship of Children
Act, 1946–73, A3029 (vol. 1)
Policy
and administration, AN 320, Accession 2868
- Indentures – child migrants, 14 items, six on microfilm
Western Australia Immigration
Department, AN 228
There is a small number of Immigration Department files from 1910 to 1959 which
document state immigration policy, applications for funding and inspections of
institutions, and files relating to specific child migration schemes and
programs. There are also rolls of migrants from 1947 to 1962.
Policy
and administration, AN 228, Accession 1193
-
1948, AN 228/896, AN
228/1644, AN 228/1949, AN 228/3744; 1949, AN228/6996; 1950, AN 228/2356;
1953, AN 228/3619; 1956, AN 228/381
-
Maltese children, 1956, AN
228/2433
-
Nomination forms and
guardianship records, 1949, AN 228/5203
-
Institutions: Fairbridge Farm
School, 1950, AN 228/2040
-
Lee Steere House, 1948, AN
228/591
-
St Joseph’s, Subiaco, 1947,
AN 228/6155; 1948, AN 228/2805
-
St Joseph’s, Bindoon, 1948,
AN 228/3141
Department
of Lands and Surveys, AN 3
This agency administered the State Immigration Department from the early
1920s until 1973. As with Child Welfare Department records, the files on
migration schemes are interspersed throughout the main departmental registered
file series. The records include policy and administration files, nomination
forms, guardianship records and records relating to specific schemes (AN 3, WAA
42 and WAS 211).
Policy
and administration, AN 3, Accession 541
- 1912, AN 3/4330; 1927, AN 3/6569; 1933, AN 3/102; 1947, AN 3/2201; 1948,
AN 3/444, AN 3/482; 1950, AN 3/6269
Nomination
forms and guardianship forms
- 1934, AN 3/296, AN 3/297, AN 3/1360, AN 3/1825, AN 3/2152, AN 3/2736;
1935, AN 3/123, AN 3/1568, AN 3/2176, AN 3/2604; 1937, AN 3/369; 1946, AN
3/4185, AN 3/4186, AN 3/4588, AN 3/4612; 1948, AN 3/3861
Policy
and administration, AN 3, Accession 1699
- Permission to inter the remains of the late Kingsley Fairbridge in
Fairbridge Farm, 1924, AN 3/3815
- Nomination forms and guardianship records, 1931, AN 3/465
Policy
and administration, AN 3, Accession 1755
-
Migration and settlement
schemes, 1932, AN 3/1020; 1944, AN 3/766; 1948, AN 3/48
-
Institutions (financial
assistance, etc) Roman Catholic Orphanage, Avon location 1771, 1933, AN
3/743
-
Procedural files, 1948, AN
3/600, AN 3/5033; 1952, AN 3/1010
-
Castledare, 1948, AN 3/5116
-
Nazareth House, 1948, AN
3/598
-
Tardun, 1948, AN 3/926
-
Victoria Park, 1947, AN
3/6490
-
Scheme to bring British boys
out for training in rural area work (Accession 1778), 1953, AN 3/4591
-
Assistance to build and
accommodate twenty additional boys at Swan Homes, 1955, AN 3/334
-
Italian child and youth
migration scheme, 1955, AN 3/2772
-
Child migrants from Eire –
policy re: (Accession 1843), 1957, AN 3/391
-
Other departments with an
interest in migration and children include the Department of Premier and
Cabinet, the Colonial or Chief Secretary’s Department, the Education
Department, the Health Department and the Crown Law Department. Specific
files within the Departments of Health and Education have not been
identified.
Premier’s
Department, AN 2, WAA 2 and WAS 36
With one exception all relevant records are located within the departmental
registered file series. The records include details of proposed migration
schemes, applications for assistance, investigations of the State Children’s
Department and negotiations with the Commonwealth and British Governments on
legislation for child migration. There is also a card register of the
Children’s Overseas Reception Board and reports on the movement of children
during World War II.
-
Overseas Children’s
Reception Committee – Chairman’s reports, 1942–44, consignment 1005
-
Migration and settlement
schemes (Accession 1496), 1922, file numbers 403, 603; 1923, file numbers
551, 599; 1932, file numbers 71, 104
-
Agent General – immigration
of boys – appointment of Col. Chas. R. Davies, 1922, file number 395
-
Boys Employment League
(Accession 1496), 1930, file number 712; 1932, file number 354
-
John Curtin MHR – wanton
exploitation of children at Fairbridge Farm School, 1936, file number 148
-
Kingsley Fairbridge –
memorial at Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) establishing of, 1949, file
number 329
-
Institutions (government
subsidies) Fairbridge Farm School, 1919, file number 252; 1927, file number
88
Colonial Secretary’s Office, AN 24
-
Scheme for transfer of
British children to Australia during the war period (Accession 1703), 1940,
file number 240
-
Re. child immigration and
charitable bodies (Accession 1816), 1916–1919, file number 1051
-
Immigration. Reporting cases
of mental deficiency amongst children emigrating to Western Australia
(Accession 752), 1920, file number 1962
-
Immigration. Dr Barnardo’s
Boys Homes England. Emigrating boys from (Accession 752), 1922, file number
1887
Crown Law Department, AN 47
-
Fairbridge Farm School,
Pinjarra – control by parent society, London and Western Australian
society to merge with, 1948, file number 3267
-
Other files relating to the
evacuation of children during World War II are at WAS 1508, Card register of
the Children’s Overseas Reception Board
-
Clontarf general
correspondence & reports, 3 vols, 1031, AN 145/1, 1405/22
-
Mentally defective boy at
Clontarf Orphanage, 1031, AN 145/1, 1523/26
-
Clontarf Orphanage manual of
training at, 1031, AN 145/1, 913/27
-
Clontarf Orphanage:
establishment of a Mental Health Home, ‘Castledare’, 1031, AN 145/1,
619/38
-
Child immigration: Roman
Catholic immigration scheme, 1031, AN 145/1, 1078/27
-
Child welfare literature:
departmental pamphlets, 1031, AN 145/1, 746/38
-
Visit of the Director of
Child Welfare, New South Wales to advise on Child Welfare Department
matters, 1031, AN 145/1, 1309/53
-
Castledare Junior Orphanage
reports & general correspondence, 1031, AN 145/1, 763/34
-
Immigration: Maltese child
migrants, 1031, AN 145/1, 133/58
-
Clontarf bus accident, 15 December
1955, 1031, AN 145/1, 1951
-
Mentally deficient children,
Castledare Orphanage, 1031, AN 145/1, 2376/21
-
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic
Farm School, Bindoon, 1031, AN 320/1, A4256
-
Child Welfare Department,
Salvation Army, 1031, AN 145/1, 610/22
-
Child Welfare Department,
Clontarf Orphanage, 1031, AN 145/1, 715/25
-
Castledare Orphanage:
mentally or physically deficient children, 1031, AN 145/1, 101/28
-
Roman Catholic and Anglican
subsidised institutions, 1031, AN 145/1, 366/37
-
Child care institutions.
corporal punishment, 1031, AN 145/2, 632/40
-
Institutions: post-war
building program, 1031, AN 145/2, 300/44
-
Child Welfare Department:
care of children under war time conditions, 1031, AN 145/2, 515/44
-
Wards of the State, 1031, AN
145/2, 539/44
-
Lotteries Commission Western
Australia, grants to institutions, 1031, AN 145/2, 957/49
-
Child welfare in Western
Australian institutions, 1031, AN 145/2, 852/51
-
Tardun Farm School:
establishment of, reports and general correspondence, Vol. 1, 1031, AN
145/1, 565/29
-
Tardun Farm School:
establishment of, reports and general correspondence, Vol. 2, 1031, AN
145/1, 565/29
-
Child immigration: Roman
Catholic immigration scheme, 1031, AN 145/1, 619/38
-
Proposed establishment of an
industrial school for Roman Catholic boys – Bindoon, 1031, AN 145/2,
937/47
-
Christian Brothers Farm
School, Tardun: inspections and reports, 1031, AN 145/2, 936/47
-
Clontarf Orphanage (RC):
inspections and reports, 1031, AN 145/2, 937/47
-
Child migration: visit by Mr
John Moss, 1031, AN 145/2, 665/52
-
Child migration WA: general
policy and procedures, 1031, AN 145/5, 607/1946
-
Immigration, visit of the UK
Mission, Fact-Finding Mission, 1031, AN 145/5, 46/1956
-
St Joseph’s Farm School,
Bindoon: inspections and reports, 1031, AN 145/6, 935/1947
-
Review Committee reports WA,
Child Welfare Department annual reports, 1946–69, 2868, 320/10, 2868/4
-
Boys Town, Clontarf 17
October 1947–27 October 1954, 2868, 320/10, 2868/5
-
Catholic Episcopal Migration
and Welfare Association, 1953–60, 2868, 320/10, 2868/6
-
Farm School Tardun,
1947–55, 2868, 320/10, 2868/8
-
St Joseph’s Farm and Trade
School, Bindoon, 2868, 320/10, 2868/13
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