Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
Quote this number to access your records: Queensland State Archives Series ID, S18438
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This series contains correspondence between the Bamaga Aboriginal Community and the Government departments responsible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in Queensland regarding adoptions of children. It includes forms recording details of the child/children to be adopted, the applicants, and the child’s birth parents and grandparents. Some records include requests for extra information about people involved in an adoption, and the outcome of the adoption (completed or cancelled). While none of the records include certificates of adoption, there is a list of completed adoptions at the front of the file, using the adoptive parents surnames.
Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. To apply for access to these records please contact Queensland State Archives.