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NTRS 3772 Preservation copy of index to correspondence files relating to social development with 'SD' prefix [NTRS 3758];;

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:1956 - 1996
Access:Agreement Pending
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 3758. A reference copy is available in NTRS 3773.

Function / Content

This series consists of a preservation copy of the index to administration files of the Social Development Branch in the Department of the Northern Territory. The files contain correspondence associated with budget estimates and economic data, staff salary and conditions, legislation from the Northern Territory and other jurisdictions, returns from institutions including child welfare homes, and prisons and gaols. Individual client services, such as spectacles for pensioners, are also included. The index consists of 39 fields collecting 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; 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; spouse of child client; 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; child employment placements employer, location and type of work; names of foster parents and location of placement; adoptive parents names; names of staff referred to in reports/investigations regarding their remuneration; folio number; photographs on file; other file references; and, remarks. The index includes separate tabs, rul

Recordkeeping System

None, one only

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1956 - 1970Welfare Branch695
1970 - 1972Welfare Division696
1978 - 1987Department of Community Development562
1987 - 1995Department of Health and Community Services [I]570
1995 - 1996Territory Health Services687

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1956 - 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
2020 - ctDepartment of Territory Families, Housing and Communities1410

Controlled Series

PeriodSeriesSeries Id
1956 - 1996Correspondence files with 'SD' (Social Development) prefixNTRS 3758

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1956 - 1996Master index to correspondence files relating to social development with 'SD' prefix [NTRS 3758]NTRS 3771
1956 - 1996Reference copy of index to correspondence files relating to social development with 'SD' prefix [NTRS 3758]NTRS 3773

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000111956 - 1996Agreement Pending