This is your invitation to contribute to this research.
We are seeking people who were residents of the ‘Institution for Boys Tamworth’ for any duration from 1948 to 1976.
We are also seeking people who were non-residents connected in some way to the ‘Institution for Boys Tamworth’ for any duration from 1948 to 1976, examples:
- Officer
- Guard
- Staff member
- Administration
- Supplier
- Food preparation
- Ground Staff
- Maintenance
- Training & Education
- Officer of DOCS
- Parent
- Relative
- Police/Law Officer
This case study has three (3) components:
- Resident’s questionnaire
- Non-resident’s questionnaire for people connected to the Institution
- Optional – face-to-face interview by arrangement
You may choose to complete a questionnaire and be interviewed.
Please select the relevant component at the top of this page.
Objective
The aim of this research is to look at the effects of the institutionalised routine on juvenile males, who did not have criminal records. It will also supply historical information concerning the ‘Forgotten Australians’.
History
The NSW State records (2010) show that on June 6, 1947 the then NSW Premier proclaimed the Tamworth war prison to be an institution for “the reception, detention, maintenance, discipline, education and training of children and young persons committed to such institution” and that such institution be named “The Institution for Boys Tamworth”.
Research process
It is necessary to explore the history of the institution, the inmates, their family relationships and their stays in other institutions. The historical endeavour will consist of analysing and interpreting qualitative data from institution documentation and residents’ interviews. More research issues will emerge from the literature or will be interpreted during observation, interviews and analysis of documents. Completed questionnaires and interviews with former residents, guards and suppliers will make the main contribution to the research.
Time frame
This website will only be operating for approximately ten months to gather information connected to Protocol Number: RO1268, then it will be dismantled and no longer accessible on the Internet.