The Visiting Medical Officers’ Journals, Series ID 989, relate to boys’ reformatories in Queensland, including Westbrook, Diamantina Reformatory, Lytton Reformatory, and the Hulk ‘Proserpine’ Reformatory . They provide a record of medical attention provided to boys in the institutions during the periodic visits made by the Visiting Medical Officer. Information recorded in the Journals includes:…
The Commission of Inquiry Exhibits consists of exhibits (depositions, correspondence, extracts from the State Children Acts, statutory declarations, newspaper clippings, copies of official records from the institution, etc.) tendered before the 1961 Inquiry into the Farm Home for Boys Westbrook. The exhibits relate to circumstances surrounding the escape of boys from Westbrook in May 1961,…
The Investigation Files (Westbrook Training Centre) were created by the Childrens’ Services Department and subsequent Departments responsible for juvenile justice to record investigations into incidents at Westbrook occurring between 1971 and 1994. There are 17 files in this series, which date from 1971-1975, and 1991-1994. The files include depositions, reports, recommendations, notes from interviews, inter-departmental…
The Letterbooks of the Superintendent of the Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba, Series ID 16295, contain copies of outgoing correspondence related to the School. Much of the correspondence in this series relates to individual children, who are named. Topics covered by the correspondence includes occurrences at the school, movement of children between institutions…
The Admission Register for the Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba, Series ID 6594, contains details about girls admitted to the Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba. Entries record details of each girl entering the school, including name, admission number, birthplace and immigration information, religion, age, physical description, education or trade, and other remarks. A digitised copy…
SOWES229 is a series consisting of records created by the Social Welfare Department of the Anglican Diocese (and its predecessor, the Home Mission Fund). Some of the records in this series relate to the Industrial School for Girls, Clayfield; St Mary’s Home, Toowong; St Mary’s Home, Taringa; Tufnell Home; Enoggera Boys’s Home; Anglican Children’s Home,…
Records created by Anglicare and its affiliated agencies, Series number ANGLS230, is an archival series at the Anglican Records and Archives Centre, Brisbane. It contains a range of records relating to a number of Anglican out-of-home care institutions. Access Conditions Access to some of these records is restricted to protect personal privacy. Many of these…
The Records of the Society of St Francis, Series SSFRS165, contains miscellaneous records, diaries, service registers, correspondence, minute books, publications and literature related to the Society of St Francis. Note: This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL is taken from the Wayback Machine and is dated 1 March 2017. Access Conditions Some of…
This Handcuff Register is a record that was kept by staff at Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. The Register records the name of each child who was escorted from the institution while wearing handcuffs. The date, time, name of escort, as well as the time when the handcuffs were removed are also recorded. Each entry was…
The Admission Registers to Diamantina Orphanage and Diamantina Receiving Depot, Series ID 6867, record details of each child admitted to the Diamantina Orphanage or Receiving Depot. Information recorded in the registers includes name of child, place born, date of birth, date of admission, reason for admission, terms of admission, date of discharge, to whom discharged,…
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