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Further Reading

Alexander, Alison (ed.). The Companion to Tasmanian History, Hobart: Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania, 2005, especially:

Evans, Caroline. 'Landmarks in Mothering: Tasmanian Child Welfare Legislation, 1895-1918', ANZLH E-Journal Refereed Paper No.12, 2006.

Evans, Caroline. 'Perceptions of Fatherhood in Tasmania's Neglected Children's Department, 1896-1918', Tasmanian Historical Research Association: Papers and Proceedings, No. 50, Vol. 3, 2003, pp.118-128.

Evans, Caroline. 'Excellent Women and Troublesome Children: State Foster Care in Tasmania, 1896-1918', Labour History, No. 83, 2002, pp.131-148.

Evans, Caroline. 'Poor Wand'rers': Tasmanian Street Children and Social Policy in the 1890s', Tasmanian Historical Studies, Vol.6, No.1, 1998, pp.60-74.

Evans, Caroline and Parry, Naomi, 'Vessels of Progressivism? Tasmanian State Girls and Eugenics, 1900-1940', Australian Historical Studies, Vol.32, No.117, 2001, pp.322-333.

Evans, Caroline. ;Protecting the Innocent: Tasmania's Neglected Children, their Parents and State Care, 1890-1918', Ph.D Thesis, University of Tasmania, 1999.

McKay, Thelma. The Princess Royal Girls. The First Free Female Immigration Ship to Van Diemen's Land - 1832, Kingston, Tas.: [the author[, 2007

Morris, Miranda. 'John Edis Hospital Site, St John's Park', 1993

Pearce, Kim. 'North Hobart historical research'. Report produced with funds provided by the Commonwealth Government under the National Estate Grants Programme, and the Corporation of the City of Hobart, Hobart, Tas.: K. Pearce, 1992

Pearce, Kim and Doyle, Susan. 'New Town: a social history': Report produced by the Commonwealth Government under the National Estate Grants Program, and the Hobart City Council. Preliminary draft report [Hobart, Tas.]: Hobart City Council, 2002

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Applications for Queen's Orphanage Hobart Town 1858-1878, New Town (Tas.): Irene Schaffer Publisher, 1993.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Apprentices and Absconders from Queen's Orphanage Hobart Town 1860-1883, New Town (Tas.): Irene Schaffer Publisher, 1994.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Children in Queen's Orphanage, Hobart Town, 1828-1863, Tasmania: VDL & NI Interest Group, 1993.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Deaths at the General Hospital, Hobart. January 1864-June 1884, Mt. Stuart (Tas.): the author, 1999.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Father John Murphy's 'Saddlebag' Records. Catholic Baptism Huon District 1855-1864, Mt. Stuart (Tas.): the author, 1995.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Infants at Queen's Orphanage, Hobart Town, 1851-1863, Tasmania: VDL & NI Interest Group, 1993.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). More References for Tasmanian Children in Care 1826-1899, Mt. Stuart: the author, 1996.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). St Marys Hospital Hobart. Index to Registers 1841-1862, Hobart: Genealogical Society of Tasmania Inc., Hobart Branch, 1997.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Tasmanian Boarded Out (fostered) Children 1865-1897, New Town: Irene Schaffer Publisher, 1994.

Purtscher, Joyce (compiler). Tasmanian Industrial Schools and Reformatories, New Town: Irene Schaffer Publisher, 1994.

Purtscher, Joyce. Unnamed Irish Boys on Convict Ships 1841-1843 sent to the Queen's Orphanage Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, New Town: Irene Schaffer, 1993.

Purtscher, Joyce for the Descendants' Group, Friends of the Orphan Schools and St John's Park Precinct, New Town, Tasmania. 'The First True Friends of the Queen's Orphanage', New Town (Tas.): the author, 2009.

Rees, Bevan. 'St John's Park Precinct Study', Department of Community Health and Welfare, 1993.

Roe, Michael. Life over death: Tasmanians and tuberculosis (with a specialist chapter by Richard Wood-Baker), Hobart, Tas.: Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 1999.

Scripps, Lindy. 'The New Town Rivulet: historical study', Hobart, Tas.: Hobart City Council, 1993.

Smith, Roy. John Lee Archer: Tasmanian architect and engineer. [Hobart] Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 1962.

Snowden, Dianne. Caring for the community: one hundred years of the Hobart District Nursing Service Inc, 1896-1996, [Hobart, Tas.]: Hobart District Nursing Service Inc, 1996.

Snowden, Dianne. Meals, wheels & volunteers: 50 years of Meals on Wheels in Hobart, [Hobart, Tas.] : Meals on Wheels, Hobart Inc., c2005.

Tuffin, Richard. 'Convict death and burial in Van Diemen's Land: A Comparative Study. Historical Research project', unpublished report, Port Arthur Historic Site, 2005.

[Walters, Ron]. Parish of St John New Town Tasmania Aspects of history 1830-1994

Conservation Reports available in State Library of Tasmania:

Freeman Collett & Partners, Miranda Morris, HJM Environmental Strategies, 'John Edis Hospital site: conservation plan', Hobart, Tas.: [Freeman Collett Tasmania?], 1993

Godden McKay Ltd 'St John's Orphan School Precinct Plan and Inventory'. Report prepared for the Department of Environment and Land Management, Tasmania, July 1996

 

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