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What to expect when accessing records about you

What to expect when accessing records about you.

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Support Groups and Services

This website contains historical resources about out-of-home 'care' in Queensland. It is not a support service for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. The Support Groups and Services page has links to a range of services available including organisations which provide counselling, help with records and family searches and support for family reunions. Information is also provided on national support services including network and advocacy groups.

Family Tracing

This website is not able to provide assistance with family tracing and family reunions. The Family Tracing page has some tips on doing your own searching and links to organisations which can help.

How to use this site

There are many ways to use the Find & Connect website. Please see below for some examples. Look below the picture to see an explanation of red numbers.

Screenshot of homepage

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Gallery: alphabetical listing of all images in the database, including images of Homes and schools.
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Timeline: listing by date of legislation, events, inquiries, reports, and royal commissions.
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Glossary: alphabetical listing of difficult to understand terms. Can be used by support services to explain terminology in files.
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Browse page: alphabetical listing of all the entries in the database including organisations, people, events, legislation and archival collections.
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Search: looks for your search terms wherever they occur in the website.
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Browse organisations: alphabetical listing of all the organisations in the database by name, date, and location.
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Browse people: alphabetical listing of all the people in the database eg. Orphanage staff, significant public figures. Note this is not an index of Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants.

Other features of the website

There are multiple ways of navigating the website.Each state and territory website has the same navigation and architecure.

Screenshot of inner page

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Support groups and services: listing of support groups and services available to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants, including contact details.
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How to use this site: instructions for users on how to navigate the website.
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Ask us a question: email enquiry form which is emailed to the Client Liaison Officer at the Find & Connect team. Enquiries are answered or forwarded to the appropriate support group or service.
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Does this page need updating? Link to a feedback form. This can be used by support services and other users to update information and to submit new or missing information.
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What to expect when accessing records about you? Practical help and advice about accessing records. Information headings:

  • Starting the journey
  • What to expect when accessing records
  • How will I feel when I look at my file?
  • Other important records
  • What are my rights to access records about me and others?
  • Support for care leavers
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+ More / - Less: reveals/hides content on the page.
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Related Archival Collections: details records available and how to access them.
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