The Reformatory School for Boys, Lytton was run by the State Government of Queensland. Boys under the age of 18 years were sentenced to a term of confinement at the reformatory by Children’s Courts. It opened 1881 when inmates from the hulk Proserpine were transferred to the new land-based reformatory. It closed 1899 when the…
This Handcuff Register is a record that was kept by staff at Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. The Register records the name of each child who was escorted from the institution while wearing handcuffs. The date, time, name of escort, as well as the time when the handcuffs were removed are also recorded. Each entry was…
The W. R. Black Home and Blackheath Home Records are held by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. These records contain some basic information about children who lived at these Homes. Access Conditions The Presbyterian Church of Queensland Archives will provide information from these records to former residents. Access to some information may be restricted to…
The Enoggera Boys’ Home Records held by the Anglican Records and Archives Centre consists of records dated between 1906 and 1978. Access Conditions Due to the potentially private and personal nature of the records in this collection, it is open only to people who have experienced ‘care’ at Enoggera Boy’s Home. People may need to…
Administrative Records, Queensland Government-run Institutions is a collection of records identified in the publication Missing Pieces (2001) as being held by the Departments responsible for child welfare. Missing Pieces Describes these records as containing information about the administration of child welfare institutions including their financial and human resources, buildings and equipment. In a number of…
Operational Registers are records that were kept in Queensland government-run institutions, including juvenile justice institutions, and were later transferred to the custody of the Departments responsible for Child Welfare. The publication Missing Pieces (2001) used the term ‘Operational Registers’ to describe records of an institution’s day-to-day operations and routine activities, as well as specific matters…
Client Files, Queensland Government-run Institutions relate to children and young people up to the time they were discharged from State care. These children and young people were placed in a variety of situations – some were cared for at home, others in institutions, in foster care or other alternative care arrangements. Access Conditions Access to…
Institution Files are records that were kept by Queensland government-run institutions, including juvenile justice institutions, and were later transferred to the custody of the Departments responsible for child welfare. The publication Missing Pieces (2001) describes these Institution Files as including details about children in the institution, such as when they were admitted and when they…
BoysTown Records is an archival collection comprising various records from BoysTown and its related residential facilities. The records relating to former residents include admission and discharge records and student files. The more recent records are more extensive and include copies of education certificates and other information. The collection includes historical material such as issues of…
The Tarragindi Lodge Records are held by BoysTown. The following information about the collection was published in A Piece of the Story in 1999. ‘A register of all boys has been maintained and this includes personal details. Most recent records are more extensive and include copies of education certificates and other information’. Access Conditions For…
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