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Aboriginal Lock Hospital, Fantome Island (from Gardens)

This is a photograph of the Lock Hospital at Fantome Island. It shows two medium-sized buildings near the beach, with several smaller buildings and sheds nearby. The photograph was taken from gardens on a small hill inland from the hospital, looking towards the beach, with Orpheus island in the background. This photograph was taken by…

Kalimna, Jephson St entrance, Toowong

This is a copy of a photograph of the entrance to the Kalimna Vocational Centre for Girls. It was published in an article in the The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand in 2017.

Kalimna Reform Centre by E. P. and A. I. Trewern

This is a copy of a photograph published in Architecture au magazine, to accompany a 2018 article about the demolition of the Kalimna building. The image was published with permission from the RAIA collection, John Oxley Library (State Library of Queensland).

Kalimna: lovely home

This is a copy of the front cover of a Salvation Army pamphlet, “Kalimna: lovely home”. It was published to accompany an article in the Architecture au magazine in 2018, about the demolition of the Kalimna buildings. The original pamphlet is from the Salvation Army Heritage Centre.

Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism was created in November 2024 following a state election. The Community and Personal Histories team within the Department helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to trace their personal and family histories, and can help people to use records from Queensland Missions for…

Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts was created in May 2023 when the Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships was renamed. Following an election in November 2024, the Department was renamed to the Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support was created following an election in November 2024, where the Department of Youth Justice was renamed. The Department runs youth detention centres in Queensland, and authorises the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety to provide access to youth justice records through its Right to…

Department of Youth Justice, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Youth Justice was created in May 2023 when the function of youth justice was moved from the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs and into the Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training. By December 2023, it was known as the Department of Youth Justice and had been…

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety was created following a state election in November 2024. The Department holds records relevant to people who grew up in State institutions or as wards of the State and operates the Time in Care Information Access Service (TICIAS) through Right to Information. The TICIAS enables…

Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services, State Government of Queensland

The Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services was created in May 2023 when the function of youth justice was moved out of the former Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs. The Department had responsibility for providing access to historical child welfare records as well as overseeing current child safety issues. Following…