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, S949
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This register contains details about adoptions arranged by the Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, on behalf of the State Children Department. The register includes information such as name and address of birth mother, child’s name, child’s date and place of birth, name, occupation, and address of child’s birth father, name and address of adopting parents, child’s adoptive name, date adoption agreement signed, date agreement handed to Registrar General, and other comments, e.g. family background. The start of this register contains an index of names, which includes date of child’s birth, category for that name (e.g. child, birth mother, adoptive parent), relevant page number in this register, and Infant Life Protection (ILP) reference number.
Access to this series is currently restricted. To apply for access to these records please contact Queensland State Archives.