General Correspondence Batches - Agent A223 Labour and Industry Department 1

This series contains correspondence received and sent by the Departments responsible for Labour, Industry, and Tourism. It contains a small number of files relating to institutions where children were accommodated, including Wilson Youth Hospital, Westbrook Reformatory for Boys, and Karrala House. These files do not contain references to individual children living at these institutions, but they do discuss issues like living conditions and treatment of children.

Access Conditions

The majority of items in this series, including all of those listed below, are Open Access, and can be viewed by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Queensland State Archives.

Records

The following files in this series contain information relevant to child welfare in Queensland:

• Treatment of girls at “Karrala House” at Ipswich, including report of conference on treatment of patients at Wilson Youth Rehabilitation Hospital (1960-1967) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294288
• Treatment of girls at Karrala House, Ipswich (1967-1970) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294309
• Allegations of cruelty at Westbrook Training Centre (1971-1972) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294375
• Allegations re conditions at Westbrook (1972) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294377
• Absconding of inmates from Westbrook (1972) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294380
• Westbrook Training Centre (1972) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294372
• Wilson Youth Hospital (1965-1971) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294239
• Ministerial visits to children’s institutions controlled by or under license to the State Children’s Department (1965-1967) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294240
• Periodic detention for young offenders (1964-1967) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294242
• Committee on child welfare legislation (1965) https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM294246