This series contains correspondence between the manager of the Doomadgee Mission and the District Register regarding administrative procedures regarding birth certificates. The series mentions the births of several children. Access Conditions Items in this series are restricted for 65 years from the date of last correspondence. To apply for access to these records please contact…
This register records brief details of people who were buried at Doomadgee Cemetery, including their name and the date of burial. Access Conditions 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.
This book records information about visitors to the Townsville Orphanage. It includes the signature of the visitor, the date they visited, and comments made about their visit. Access This series is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. To apply for access to this series please contact Queensland State Archives.
This series contains registers recording details of payments made to and by the Townsville Orphanage. Many of the payments made to the orphanage are maintenance payments made by parents for the care of their child. The registers include information such as payment date, payer details (e.g. name), total amount paid, cheque numbers, and other notes….
This register records details of children from the Townsville Orphanage who were boarded out (placed in foster care). The register includes information such as the child’s name, date of admission, circumstances, parent’s names, date of birth, date the child was boarded out, and details of the person the child was boarded with. At the beginning…
These registers contain details of students admitted to the Doomadgee State School, which includes children living in the Doomadgee Mission dormitories. It includes information such as admission number, date of admission, name, age on admission, date of birth, names, occupations, and address of parents, religious denomination, school grade on admission, date of leaving school, and…
This register contains details of wages collected by the Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for the work of female state wards who were hired out to employers. The payments were held by the society, and were payable to each child upon their leaving state care. Information in this register includes name and age…
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,…
This register contains details about adoptions arranged by the Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, on behalf of the State Children Department. The register includes information such as name and address of birth mother, child’s name, child’s date and place of birth, name, occupation, and address of child’s birth father, name and address of…
This register contains details about children under the care of the State who were placed out in employment within the Kilcoy Police District. The register includes information such as the child’s name, employer’s name and address, and the date the child was placed in their employment. Access This series is open and can be accessed…
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