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NTRS 3759 Master index to correspondence files relating to fostering with 'F' prefix

Recording Agency:Welfare Branch (695); Welfare Division (696); Department of Community Development (562); Department of Health and Community Services [I] (570); Territory Health Services (687)
Date Range:1950 - 1999
Access:Restricted
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

The index is a searchable document of access points to client information, institution names and dates of birth and dates of death (if available) contained in series number NTRS 3754. The reference copy of this index is available in series number NTRS 3761.

Function / Content

This series consists of a master index to files relating to fostering and/or adoptions of children. The files were created to capture applications from prospective foster/adoptive parents and may include assessments of the applicants, correspondence, file notes, approval or denial of applications, fostering agreements, copies of affidavits and birth parent consent documents prepared for legal adoptions heard in the Northern Territory Supreme Court. The index consists of 36 fields containing the following information: box number; file number; file title; date range of file; name of adult client; alternative client names( e.g. alternative spellings, aliases); other adult client names referred to in reports/investigations on file; welfare services provided to adult; adult client name if different from primary client; name and location of welfare institution where adult was placed; name and location of other institution where adult was placed; date or year of birth; sex of client; Aboriginal, Non-Aboriginal or not specified; birth mother name; birth father name; sibling names; spouse name; children of client (not adopted); children of client (adopted) and jurisdiction of adoption; name of child clients; any other names or aliases the child is known by; child date or year of birth; sex of child; child Aboriginal, Non-Aboriginal or not specified; child birth mother name; child birth father name; child sibling names; other child clients referred to in reports/investigations on file; name and location of welfare institution where child was placed; name and location of other institution where child was placed; names of foster parents and location of placement; adoptive parents names; photographs on file; other file references; and, remarks. The index includes separate tabs, rules and about the index, which contain explanations of the kinds of information collected in each field and the background information on the development and purpose of the index. Some language use

Recordkeeping System

None, one only

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1955 - 1970Welfare Branch695
1970 - 1972Welfare Division696
1978 - 1987Department of Community Development562
1987 - 1995Department of Health and Community Services [I]570
1995 - 1999Territory Health Services687

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1955 - 1970Welfare Branch695
1970 - 1972Welfare Division696
1978 - 1987Department of Community Development562
1987 - 1995Department of Health and Community Services [I]570
1995 - 2001Territory Health Services687
2001 - 2008Department of Health and Community Services [II]571
2016 - 2020Territory Families1291

Controlled Series

PeriodSeriesSeries Id
1950 - 1999Fostering files with 'F' prefixNTRS 3754

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1950 - 1999Preservation copy of index to correspondence files relating to fostering with 'F' prefixNTRS 3760
1950 - 1999Reference copy of index to correspondence files relating to fostering with 'F' prefixNTRS 3761

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111950 - 1999Restricted