Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
Quote this number to access your records: Queensland State Archives Series ID, S18052
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This series contains sheets kept by the Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department recording details of children placed in Out of Home Care by the State. Information recorded on the sheets include child’s name, parent’s names, child’s date and place of birth, details of court order, date and details of admission to a Home, reason for admission, information about the child’s relatives, name of siblings, and date of discharge. Some of these sheets list the Palm Island Dormitory as the institution children were admitted to.
Items in this series are restricted for 65 years from the date of last correspondence. To apply for access to these records please contact Queensland State Archives.