Oranga Tamariki holds records about Hamilton Boys' Home from 1961-1986 and for Melville Boy's Home from 1983-1989. Oranga Tamariki should also hold personal records on young people who stayed at the institution and who the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) had involvement with.
Gender and ages: Male, 12 to 16 years
Capacity:
Controlling organisation: Government, Department of Social Welfare; State control
It was intended as a short stay for boys on remand or in state care.
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Held in Wellington:
R2147493 - Maori perspective advisory committee - [transcript of tapes] - Hamilton Boys' Home - Hui 1985
R2147529 Tapes - advisory committe on a Maori perspective - Hamilton Boys Home - Tapes 170 to 173 1985
R22446137 Departmental establishments - Social Welfare - Homes - Boys and Girls - Hamilton 1970-1980
R19239514 Buldings and accommodation institution sites - Hamilton Boys Home 1962-1977
R19241396 Welfare - management functions - national and dependant institutions - Hamilton BH, Mt View Rd 1958-1980
R7211139 Special Education - Provision in Child Welfare Institutions - Boys Home, Hamilton 1966-1986
R25663164 surplus government property - 67 Mount View Road 1990-1998
R11356281 Administration - punishment - punishment returns - Hamilton Boys Home 1970-1974
R11356771 Child Welfare Institutions -Hamilton Boys' Home - Building, maintenance, alterations etc 1957-1962.
Held in Auckland:
R25490360 School site plan - Hamilton Child Welfare Boys Home 1971-1976
R23681103 Hamilton Boys Home plans [12 Aperture cards} c.1985
R23977275 Equipment - Social Welfare Institutions - Special Schools - Boys Home Hamilton 1974-1988
plans and contracts in series 10004 (search Hamilton Boys Home) - 1957-1976
also architectural documents in series 10521 (search Hamilton Boys Home) - 1957-1968.
Also mentioned in R6740845 Directory of Residential Facilities for Children in the Department of Social Welfare and Voluntary Agencies 1983.
Information provided by Oranga Tamariki to the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry on 14 March 2024
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