This series contains 1565 files of applications for State wards between the ages of 14 and 18 apprenticed or hired out in the Rockhampton region, generally as domestic or farm workers. The files includes correspondence relating to the application, including information about all children hired out to the applicant, a police report about the suitability…
This series contains files relating to foster mothers caring for State wards boarded out by the Rockhampton District Office of the State Children’s Department. The files include names of foster mothers and the names of children boarded out with them. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order to protect…
This series contains 181 files relating to people who registered their house as a nursing home for infants and young children in the Rockhampton region. The files in this series include application forms to become a licensed nursing home, certificate of registration, requests for adoption, reports on inspections of the Homes, and correspondence between the…
This series consists of 20 registers and indexes recording information about adoptions in Queensland, and can be cross-referenced with further information held in the Adoption Files (Series 1144). The registers are organised in three sections, comprising a list of adopted children, a list of adoptive parents, and the third section containing more details on adoptions…
This series consists of 126 Adoption Files containing information about adoptions occurring in Queensland. Each file includes the adoption order, and may also include information about the adoptee including birth history and details of birth parents, and information about adoptive parents including character references, medical reports, correspondence, and applications for adoption. The files are arranged…
This series consists of indexes to the names of foster parents to, and employers of, children in State care in Southern Queensland, Rockhampton, and Townsville. The indexes include information such as name of foster parent/employer, address (usually suburb only) and registration number. Cards from the Rockhampton and Townsville regions also include information about whether the…
This series consists of two sets of indexes to the names and information about premises registered as Homes for the care of State wards. The index sets are titled ‘Old Registered Premises’ (dated 1906-1985), and ‘Registered Premises’ (dated 1962-1996). Both include names and addresses of people or organisations responsible for the Home, registration number for…
This series contains the reports on schools made by regional inspectors on behalf of the Department of Public Instruction, and later the Department of Education. The reports include basic statistics about schools, such as the numbers of male and female children in attendance. The inspectors reported on issues such as performance and progress of students,…
This series contains 41 photographs, many of which show children’s homes, including children, staff, foster families, and buildings. It includes some images of unidentified children and adults, with associated children’s home not identified. The photographs are all mounted on board, suggesting that they were used for an exhibition or publicity purposes. Access Conditions The majority…
This series contains correspondence relating to children admitted to and discharged from State care and protection, including children placed in Homes and foster care and those who were adopted from State care. Records within this series includes applications for admission to orphanages and Homes, records of maintenance payments for children, including applications for assistance with…
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