The Good Shepherd Home for Girls, situated in Mitchelton, was run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Initially set up in 1930, the institution focused on the reformation of girls and the care of poor, neglected children. The name was changed to Mt Maria Re-Education Centre in 1966. According to the publication A Piece…
The Mt Maria Youth Centre, situated at 40 Prospect Street, Mitchelton, was run by the Order of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. It was previously known as Mt Maria Re-Education Centre. The name was changed in 1973 and the home closed in 1974. By the early 1970s changing government and social attitudes towards children’s…
Boys’ Home, Washpool was an institution at Washpool Farm near Kalbar. It was run by the Salvation Army and accommodated boys from the Industrial School for Boys, Indooroopilly from 1942 to 1945, during the second World War. After the war the boys were moved back to Indooroopilly. The facility was known as the Boys’ Home,…
The Commission of Inquiry Transcripts of Proceedings provide transcripts of proceedings of the 1961 Commission of Inquiry into the Farm Home for Boys Westbrook, established to look at the circumstances surrounding the escape of a number of inmates and other matters relating to the conduct of the institution and the welfare of inmates generally. This…
The Orphanages Branch of the Public Instruction Department was created to administer The Orphanages Act 1879 which provided for the establishment and management of asylums for orphans as well as deserted and neglected children. The Branch was responsible under the Act for the care of orphaned and deserted and neglected children.The Department ran Townsville Orphanage,…
The Commission of Inquiry Papers consist of papers of the Commission of Inquiry into Westbrook, which was established to look at the circumstances surrounding the escape of a number of inmates and other matters relating to the conduct of the institution and the welfare of inmates generally. This series includes reports, depositions, correspondence items, draft…
The Department of Justice and Attorney General was responsible for the running of Queensland juvenile detention institutions from 2012-2017. During this time it also provided access to juvenile detention records. In 2017, the function of youth justice was moved to the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women. The Department of Justice and Attorney General…
The Visiting Medical Officer’s Record of Hospital Treatment, Series ID 992, relates to the Westbrook Training Centre, It contains the visiting Medical Officer’s record of hospital treatment of boys at the Westbrook Training Centre. Access Conditions Access to some of these records is restricted to protect personal privacy. For access to these records please contact…
The Jones Family Cutting Book consists of press cuttings and correspondence collected by Thomas Jones, former Superintendent of Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys and Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook. The cutting book was presented to the Westbrook Youth Centre in 1987. The copy held at Queensland State Archives is a photocopy. The original is held…
The Isolation Register, Series ID 996, relates to the Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. It contains a record of boys who underwent solitary confinement or isolation time as punishment for misdemeanours committed while at the Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. Details recorded include date, time (start of punishment time), name of the boy, type of isolation (eg….
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