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Registers of Residents – Palm Island

This series is a list of residents of Palm Island, arranged by first name. Information in the list includes name, religion, ancestry (recorded as “percentage of Aboriginal blood”), date and place of birth, parent’s names, spouses’ name, children’s names and details (e.g. dates of birth). The information is similar to that included in the Palm…

Adoption of Children [Yarrabah Aboriginal Settlement]

Adoption of Children is a file contained within a series of correspondence about Yarrabah Aboriginal Settlement, created by the various Queensland Government Departments responsible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. As well as this file about adoptions, the series also contains correspondence about births, deaths, court cases, and health care at the Yarrabah Settlement….

Letters and Parcels Registers – Westbrook

This register contains details about letters and parcels received by boys at Westbrook Farm Home for Boys. Information in the register includes the date, boy’s name, type of item received (letter, parcel, or telegram), and who sent the item. The back of the register has been used to record information about the issuing of shaving…

Case Conferences – Warilda

This series consists of files containing weekly progress reports on individual children at Warilda. The files are arranged chronologically and by residential unit, containing reports for children living in that unit for that time (units include Arika, Bambra, Coobah, Dandaloo, Kora, Lowanna/Ninda, Mia Mia, and Nardu). The reports on children include details about their social,…

Confinement and Seclusion Sheets – Warilda

This series of files contains details about children at Warilda who were placed in seclusion or confinement in response to “disruptive behaviour”. The files contain information such as the child’s name, date of the incident, reasons for the child’s seclusion/confinement, length of time in seclusion/confinement and how often they were checked on in this time,…

Registers of Children in an Institution – Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant’s Home/Warilda

This series contains registers recording details of children admitted to and discharged from Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant’s Home, and Warilda. The registers contain information including child’s name, date of birth, reference, date admitted, date discharged, religion, if christened, vaccinations received, where/who they were admitted from/by, and where they were discharged to (discharge information is…

Drug Registers – Warilda

This series comprises notebooks and files containing details about drugs administered to children at Warilda. The records contain information such as date, child’s name, medication, dose given (in mg), time dose was given, tablets remaining, and signatures of staff. Earlier records are arranged by the unit children were living in (only notebooks for Kora, Lowanna,…

Index Cards to Warilda Admissions/Summary Case Histories

This series contains index cards recording details of children admitted to Warilda. Information on the cards includes child’s name, admission number, name of parents/guardians, date of birth, period of supervision (e.g. ‘Care and protection until 18 years old’), date of protection order, residential address prior to admission, date of admission to Warilda, and details of…

Admission Cards – Diamantina Orphanage/Diamantina Receiving Depot/Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants Home

This series contains cards recording details of children admitted to the Diamantina Orphanage and Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants Home. Information recorded on the cards includes child’s name, date of birth, birthplace, religion, date of admission, date of discharge and sometimes place or person the child was discharged to. The reverse of the cards recorded…

Admissions, Discharges, Visits – Two year old section – Warilda

This register contains details of two-year-old children admitted to and discharged from Warilda. It also includes information about visits to hospitals and schools, and records infectious diseases the child has contracted during their time at Warilda. Access Conditions Access to this series is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. To apply…