• Archival Series

Lazaret Patient Registers

To access these records

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

Reference Number

Quote this number to access your records: Queensland State Archives Series ID, 21090

Records Location

These records are held by Queensland State Archives.

Details

This series contains registers with information about the admission, medical treatment, and discharge of patients at Peel Island, Fantome Island, Stradbroke Island and Friday Island Lazarets. It also contains registers kept by the Queensland Department of Health listing deaths at the lazarets. The registers include information such as name, age, sex, nationality, parent’s details, other biographical information, date of admission/arrival, medical history, medical treatment and test results, date of discharge/transfer and place discharged/transferred to, and date and location of death and burial.

Access Conditions

Some of these records are open access and have been digitised by Queensland State Archives (QSA). To access digitised records click the ‘View Digital Copy’ link on the QSA item page. Other records in this series are restricted for 65 years to protect personal privacy. To apply for access to restricted records, contact QSA.

Records

Queensland State Archives have created an online searchable index for the open access registers, which can be accessed through the ‘Schools, hospitals and orphanages’ section on the following webpage: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/starting/search-the-records/search-the-records.

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