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, S21080
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This series contains 1565 files of applications for State wards between the ages of 14 and 18 apprenticed or hired out in the Rockhampton region, generally as domestic or farm workers. The files includes correspondence relating to the application, including information about all children hired out to the applicant, a police report about the suitability of the applicant, the hiring contract, report on the child upon leaving the institution, lists of clothing issued to the child, details of child’s pay, letters written by children, complaints, details of unpaid wages, and statements regarding incidents during the child’s employment. The files in this series are arranged by the name of the applicant, and by the religion and sex of the child to be employed (e.g. Catholic male children, or Non-Denominational female children).
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.