The Royal Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty was the new name given to The Queensland Society for Prevention of Cruelty, in 1955. This was in response to the society receiving the Royal Warrant. The aim of the society was to prevent cruelty to animals and protect neglected children and neglected aged people. The…
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland operates as an independent animal welfare charity, educating the community on its responsibilities and continuing to protect and enhance the welfare of animals. It was previously known as The Royal Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty until the present name was adopted in…
The Child Safety Department was created in February 2004 when the Families Department (including the Child Protection Branch) was abolished and its functions transferred to two newly-created departments: Communities Department, and Child Safety Department. On 26 March 2009 the Child Safety Department (Child Protection Services) was abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of…
The St Vincent’s Orphanage Records, held by the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation, also contain records from the Industrial School for Girls Nudgee, the Virginia Share House, Ascot Family Group Home, Avila Family Group Home and Narnia Family Group Home. Access Conditions Records of St Vincent’s Orphanage are held by the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane…
Records created by Anglicare and its affiliated agencies, Series number ANGLS230, is an archival series at the Anglican Records and Archives Centre, Brisbane. It contains a range of records relating to a number of Anglican out-of-home care institutions. Access Conditions Access to some of these records is restricted to protect personal privacy. Many of these…
Enoggera Boys’ Home is an archival item at the Anglican Records and Archives Centre, Brisbane. It consists of loose notes and loose photographic prints, titled ‘Photographs 1950’ and ‘Histories 1906 – 1994’. Access Conditions Open access. Note: This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL is taken from the Wayback Machine and is dated…
The Records and Archives Centre was established in 1979 as the official repository of the records of the Anglican Church within the Diocese of Brisbane. There are more than 140 parishes and 315 churches within the Diocese. By the authority of the Records and Archives Canon (1992), all diocesan and parish records are to be…
The Boys’ Home was established in April 1890 in the South Brisbane home of Mr and Mrs Thompson. It was run by a Committee of private citizens. In late 1897 it moved to a property named ‘Rowallan’ at 84 Kedron Park Road, Wooloowin. In 1906, under Canon EC Osborn, the home moved to a nine-acre…
The Alliance for Forgotten Australians was established in 2006 in response to the ‘Forgotten Australians’ report, the Alliance for Forgotten Australians (AFA) is a national group of organisations and individuals from across Australia that promotes the interests of the estimated 500,000 people who experienced institutional or other out-of-home care as children in the last century…
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) holds many records which provide information of interest to former child migrants. The records relating to individual child and youth migrants are essentially those concerned with their entry into Australia rather than the day-to-day care once they had arrived. The NAA also holds a number of policy and administrative…