Records Created by the Anglican Men’s Society, Series AMENS160, contains photographs, general correspondence, reports, legal documents, news clippings, newsletters and other miscellaneous material related to the Anglican Men’s Society. Access Conditions Access conditions related to these records vary according to the nature of the record. Note: This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL…
The Pallarenda Family Group Home – Correspondence is held by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. These records consist of correspondence about the Home’s administration, registration and general issues. The PCQ Archives has advised that there are very few surviving records for this Home and its residents. Access Conditions To request access to the Pallarenda Family…
Photographs, Series ID PHOTS192, is a collection comprising Diocesan photographs and photographs from other sources. Included in the collection are images of Tufnell Home, residents of Tufnell Home and the Tufnell centenary celebrations. The collection consists of loose photographic prints. Access Conditions These records are on open access and are available for viewing by the…
The Monthly Reports, Series ID 5145, contain a general overview of the children, staff and activities of the Townsville Orphanage and Townsville Receiving Depot per month. They include statistcs for number of children and staff at the institution, including numbers of new admissions, returns from placements, discharges, children boarded out, children hired out, and children…
This series contains over 10,000 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 500 of these files may contain information relevant to people…
This series contains the correspondence files of the offices of the Chief Protector of Aboriginals and the Director of Native Affairs, Queensland. The files relate to a wide range of matters, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Missions, Settlements, and Reserves, removals of people from land and children from family, marriages, exemptions, education, industries, health…
The Operations – Commission Administration, Series ID 20135, contains records relating to the establishment, operation, administration and completion of the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry commenced in 2012. Items in this series include discussion papers, memoranda, file and meeting notes containing background information about matters before the Commission, and documents relating to the scope…
This series contains two photo albums, as well as an assortment of loose photographs, showing people, buildings, and activities at Aboriginal settlements and Missions in Queensland, including Doomadgee, Cherbourg, Bamaga, Yarrabah, and Hope Vale. They include a photogrpah of approximately 80 children from the Doomadgee Mission dormitories. Some individuals who appear in these photographs have…
This series contains correspondence files of the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Home Secretary’s Office, and Lands Department, along with newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland. The file groups, referred to as ‘batches’, relate to a variety of topics including marriages, children, bonds, wages, Aboriginal schools, complaints, and the…
This is a series containing correspondence files of the Health and Home Affairs Department that relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland. This series also includes correspondence of the Office of the Chief Protector of Aboriginals and the Office of the Director of Native Affairs, which were part of the Health and…