The Minutes of the Management Committee of Farr House comprise 8 volumes. Minute books include information under regular headings and other subjects related to the running of the home. For example: (1) Applications for admission, approved or disapproved by the committee, with children’s names and details recorded under regular heading, Applications or under underlined name…
Admission Forms for the Orphan Home and its successor, Farr House consist of two manila folders with metal binders containing completed admission forms. The forms provide admission details for children in the institutions. Some forms include other attached documents. Access Conditions For access to many Anglican records held at the State Library of South Australia,…
Orphan Home Admissions is a quarto sized hardback book which provides admission, discharge and other background information about children in the Orphan Home. Access Conditions For access to many Anglican records held at the State Library of South Australia, you will need permission from the Diocesan Archivist at the Anglican Archives. This is called ‘mediated…
The Peter John Sutton Papers, Series ID MS 2323, includes field notebooks and tape transcriptions related to Aurukun Mission, Palm Island Mission and Hope Vale Mission, 1974 to 1980.
Records Created by the Anglican Men’s Society, Series AMENS160, contains photographs, general correspondence, reports, legal documents, news clippings, newsletters and other miscellaneous material related to the Anglican Men’s Society. Access Conditions Access conditions related to these records vary according to the nature of the record. Note: This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL…
The Pallarenda Family Group Home – Correspondence is held by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. These records consist of correspondence about the Home’s administration, registration and general issues. The PCQ Archives has advised that there are very few surviving records for this Home and its residents. Access Conditions To request access to the Pallarenda Family…
Photographs, Series ID PHOTS192, is a collection comprising Diocesan photographs and photographs from other sources. Included in the collection are images of Tufnell Home, residents of Tufnell Home and the Tufnell centenary celebrations. The collection consists of loose photographic prints. Access Conditions These records are on open access and are available for viewing by the…
The Monthly Reports, Series ID 5145, contain a general overview of the children, staff and activities of the Townsville Orphanage and Townsville Receiving Depot per month. They include statistcs for number of children and staff at the institution, including numbers of new admissions, returns from placements, discharges, children boarded out, children hired out, and children…
This series contains over 10,000 correspondence files from various Queensland state government departments relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. The files relate to matters including missions, child endowment, communities, adoption, welfare, medical treatment, education, employment, rations, evacuations, removals, housing, and living conditions. Approximately 500 of these files may contain information relevant to people…
This series contains the correspondence files of the offices of the Chief Protector of Aboriginals and the Director of Native Affairs, Queensland. The files relate to a wide range of matters, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Missions, Settlements, and Reserves, removals of people from land and children from family, marriages, exemptions, education, industries, health…
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