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Queensland - Archival Series

Case Files (1886 - 1986)

Meteor Park Orphanage (later St Joseph's Home, Neerkol)

From
29 March 1886
To
31 January 1986
Website
http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=19362
Reference No
19362
Legal Status
Queensland State Archives Series ID

The Case files, Series ID 19362, relate to 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, maintenance details, court and police documents, details of wages paid to children hired out to service, banking arrangements and general correspondence.

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Prepared by: Lee Butterworth