These Admission Registers relate to the Rockhampton Orphanage, later the Rockhampton Receiving Depot. These registers of admission include the following details for each child: name and age of child, date admitted, date of birth, place of birth, religion, parent’s name and occupation (if known), whether the parents are living or dead and a brief history…
The Register of Applicants, Series ID 16527, relates to the Rockhampton Receiving Depot. This register lists applicants who wished to hire out the services of children at the Depot.The applicant’s name and address is given, the applicant’s religion, the date the application was received, whether male or female and any remarks. Comments include: location of…
The Registers of Illegitimate Children, Series ID 16529, relate to the Rockhampton Receiving Depot. This alphabetical register lists the name and address of the mother, the date of the child’s birth, Commissioner’s Reference No. and the Reference/Registration number. Access Conditions This register has been digitised and is viewable online via the Queensland State Archives item…
The Registers of Children Released on Probation, Series ID 19368, relate to St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). Details recorded include name and address of person to whom released, name and date of birth of child, when committed and remarks. Access Conditions Access to this register is restricted for 100 years…
These Admission Registers, Series ID 16531, relate to St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Bucasia (Mackay). This register of admissions to St. Joseph’s Orphanage provides the following details of each child:- name, place of birth (if known), date of birth, date admitted, reason for admission, on what terms admitted, date and to whom discharged, reason for discharge, name…
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….
The Registers of Children Hired Out, Series ID 16535, relate to St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). Each register records details of children hired out to service from the orphanage. Details include: name of employer, address of employer, name of child, age of child, date sent to service and any remarks….
The Case files, Series ID 19362, relate to St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). They were created to document the history of state children during their stay at the Meteor Park Orphanage. Documents on the file include admission and discharge details, information on parents, contracts for the hiring out of children,…
The Labour and Tourism Department was the controlling agency for the Children’s Services Department between 1966 and 1968.
The Diary of discharges, Series ID 16294, relates to the Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba. Its entries record details of each girl discharged from the school, including date, number, name and other remarks. Access Conditions This diary has open access and is able to be viewed by any member of the public. Digitised…