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…
This series consists of two registers which record details about children placed in Nursing Homes registered under the Infant Life Protection Acts. Nursing Homes were private houses registered to care for children under the age of three years old, or under 6 years old from 1935. The rolls kept by nursing homes included details such…
St Mary’s Home, Rockhampton, was opened in 1907 at “The Range”, Jessie Street, as a Home for unmarried mothers and their babies. It was run by a committee of the Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton, although the home accepted women of any denomination. Initially women were expected to stay at the home for at least eight…
This image shows a map of Applecross and surrounds, highlighting the site of the Bridgewater Care and Assessment Centre and bus routes to the Centre. It includes an inset of a more detailed map of the Bridgewater site, showing the locations and names of buildings, including four cottages, the kindergarten, and administration building. This map…
This is a photograph of the Friday Island Quarantine Station and Lazaret, showing a number of white huts and tent-like structures making up the Station. It is from a photograph album of Thursday Island and North Queensland, p22.
This is a copy of an image, showing new hostels being built at Kurrajong and the Kurrajong School Bus.
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