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, 16533
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
The Admission Registers, Series ID 16533, relate to St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). They provide the following details of each child: Admission number, name, place and date of birth, date of admission, reason for admission, on what terms admitted, date of discharge, to whom discharged, for what purpose discharged (eg. Service, adopted), name and occupation of parents, religion of parents, residence of parents, any remarks. The back of this register includes details of children hired out from the Home.
These records are open access and have been digitised by QSA. To access this register click the ‘View Digital Copy’ link on the QSA item page.
Queensland State Archives have created an online searchable index for this register, which can be accessed through the ‘Schools, hospitals and orphanages’ section, as ‘Orphanage Admission Registers 1865-1909’, on the following webpage: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/starting/search-the-records/search-the-records.