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Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation collection of photographs relating to the Moore River Native Settlement

This collection of eight photo albums was assembled by the Wheatbelt Aboriginal Corporation’s Mogumber Heritage Committee with the intention of creating a pictorial archive of the Moore River/Mogumber settlement. The albums include lots of photographs of the children, adult residents, and staff of the Moore River/Mogumber settlement, many of whom are identified by name. The…

Record Books, St Giles’ School

Record Books is a series of records created by the School attached to St Giles’ Home, Newstead, which was attended by children at the Home. The books include information such as student details (including medical details), student progress reports, rosters, class newspaper clippings, reports, and publications/booklets. There are 16 books in this series. The first…

Audit records, Quamby Youth Detention Centre

These records were created by the ACT Human Rights Commission during its audit of the Quamby Youth Detention Centre in 2005. Records contain a staff list, a Policy and Procedures Manual, a residents’ handbook and Code of Conduct, information for parents and guardians, and residents’ lists. Access to these records are restricted as they contain…

Miscellaneous Items and Correspondence – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander files

This series contains a variety of items and correspondence files created or received by Queensland State Government departments involved in the administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. Many of these records relate to Missions, Settlements, institutions, and children’s Homes that housed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The types of records in this…

General Correspondence Files – GF Series – Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department, Cairns Regional District Office

This series contains 204 items of correspondence between the Queensland State Government’s Cairns Regional Office and other government departments, private organisations, Aboriginal settlements, and individuals. This series includes three files relating to adoptions and children’s services, and three files relating to the Bush Children’s Health Scheme. Access Conditions Some records in this series are open…

Batch and Miscellaneous Subject Files [Files relating to child and youth migration]

This series contains correspondence files from the Chief Secretary’s Office and Permier’s Department. The files relate to a wide range of matters, but include 11 items relating to child and youth migration, specifically to the migration of boys for use as farm labourers. Some of these files contain names of boys who migrated, including names…

Minutes – Warilda Steering Committee

This series contains minutes of meetings of the Warilda Steering Committee for 1985 and of the Warilda Management team for 1987. It is possible that these files make some mention of individual children at Warilda. Access Conditions Access to this series is restricted for 100 years to protect personal privacy. To apply for access to…

Correspondence Files – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

This series contains over 5,000 correspondence files from various Queensland state government departments relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. The files relate to matters including missions, child endowment, communities, adoption, welfare, medical treatment, education, employment, rations, evacuations, removals, housing, and living conditions. Approximately 60 of these files may contain information relevant to people…

General Correspondence – Torres Strait Islands

This series contains the correspondence files of the Protector of Islanders Office, Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department, and other government department responsible for oversight of the Torres Strait Islands and far north Queensland. The majority of the correspondence in this series was sent between Government officials and is generally administrative in nature. It relates to…

General Correspondence Files – GF Series – Palm Island

This series contains correspondence sent between the superintendent/manager of the Palm Island Settlement and various government agencies, hospitals, banks, churches, individuals, organisations, and other Aboriginal Settlements/Missions. It contains 648 files covering a wide range of matters to do with the running of the settlement. These include files relating to children, dormitories, schooling, child and infant…