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, S923
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This series contains case files about children born out of wedlock or placed in ‘care’ under the Infant Life Protection Act (1905). The files include records such as notifications of the birth of a child, police reports on children not put up for adoption, rolls for Nursing Homes where children were placed, and, in the case that the child died, notices of death, medical certificates on cause of death, and reports on inquests into the child’s death.
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.