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St Joseph’s Home Records

St Joseph’s Home was also known as Meteor Park Orphanage and Neerkol Orphanage. The St Joseph’s Home Records are held by the Sisters of Mercy. They comprise Registers dating from 1885 to 1968, Registers from 1960 to 1979. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia…

Records of Mt Maria, Home of the Good Shepherd, Queensland

Records of Mt Maria, Home of the Good Shepherd is a collection relating to the Good Shepherd Home for Girls (also known as the Industrial School for Girls, Mitchelton, 1933-1966), the Mt Maria Re-education Centre (1966-1973) and the Mt Maria Youth Centre (1973-1974). Access Conditions Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about…

W. R. Black Home and Blackheath Home Records

The W. R. Black Home and Blackheath Home Records are held by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. These records contain some basic information about children who lived at these Homes. Access Conditions The Presbyterian Church of Queensland Archives will provide information from these records to former residents. Access to some information may be restricted to…

Enoggera Boys’ Home Records

The Enoggera Boys’ Home Records held by the Anglican Records and Archives Centre consists of records dated between 1906 and 1978. Access Conditions Due to the potentially private and personal nature of the records in this collection, it is open only to people who have experienced ‘care’ at Enoggera Boy’s Home. People may need to…

Administrative Records, Queensland Government-run Institutions

Administrative Records, Queensland Government-run Institutions is a collection of records identified in the publication Missing Pieces (2001) as being held by the Departments responsible for child welfare. Missing Pieces Describes these records as containing information about the administration of child welfare institutions including their financial and human resources, buildings and equipment. In a number of…

Operational Registers, Queensland Government-run Institutions

Operational Registers are records that were kept in Queensland government-run institutions, including juvenile justice institutions, and were later transferred to the custody of the Departments responsible for Child Welfare. The publication Missing Pieces (2001) used the term ‘Operational Registers’ to describe records of an institution’s day-to-day operations and routine activities, as well as specific matters…

Client Files, Queensland Government-run Institutions

Client Files, Queensland Government-run Institutions relate to children and young people up to the time they were discharged from State care. These children and young people were placed in a variety of situations – some were cared for at home, others in institutions, in foster care or other alternative care arrangements. Access Conditions Access to…

Institution Files, Queensland Government-run Institutions

Institution Files are records that were kept by Queensland government-run institutions, including juvenile justice institutions, and were later transferred to the custody of the Departments responsible for child welfare. The publication Missing Pieces (2001) describes these Institution Files as including details about children in the institution, such as when they were admitted and when they…

BoysTown Records

BoysTown Records is an archival collection comprising various records from BoysTown and its related residential facilities. The records relating to former residents include admission and discharge records and student files. The more recent records are more extensive and include copies of education certificates and other information. The collection includes historical material such as issues of…

Tarragindi Lodge Records

The Tarragindi Lodge Records are held by BoysTown. The following information about the collection was published in A Piece of the Story in 1999. ‘A register of all boys has been maintained and this includes personal details. Most recent records are more extensive and include copies of education certificates and other information’. Access Conditions For…