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…
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…
The Historical Abuse Network provides support for people who have experienced abuse in institutions, foster care and detention in Queensland. The Historical Abuse Network can be contacted at Lotus Place. The aims of the Historical Abuse Network are: to maintain a voice so as to continue dialogue regarding the recommendations from the Queensland Government’s Forde…
The Queensland Government introduced the Redress Scheme in May 2007. The scheme provided ex-gratia payments to victims of abuse and neglect as children in Queensland institutions. Applications for a payment under the scheme opened 1 October 2007 and closed 30 September 2008. The scheme was finalised in June 2010. After that date, any claims for…
The Communities Department was created on 12 February 2004. The Families Department was abolished and its functions transferred to two new departments; Communities Department and Child Safety Department. On 26 March 2009, the Communities Department absorbed the functions of the abolished Child Safety Department. Under Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012, the Department of Communities…
The Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dropped the word “Animals” from its title in 1892. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty inspectors worked voluntarily as probation officers until 1912, when the inspectors of the State Children Department took over these duties. The Council of the Society, following a close study…
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