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, S6577
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
This series of five indexes contains information about maintenance payments made to carers of children who had been placed out from orphanages and Homes. The carers were often the children’s own parents, relatives, or a foster parent. The indexes include information such as child’s name, name and address of guardian, financial information about maintenance payments, and other remarks. Homes children had been placed out from include the Diamantina Orphanage, St Vincent’s Home Nudgee, Rockhampton Orphanage, Meteor Park Orphanage, and Townsville Orphanage.
This series is open access and can be viewed by any member of the public. For access to these records please contact Queensland State Archives.