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 original is held at John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. There is a…
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….
The Visiting Psychiatrist’s Journals, Series ID 991, relate to the Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook and Westbrook Training Centre. They record observation and treatment of boys at Westbrook, made by the official visiting Psychiatrist. Details recorded include:date of visit, number of visitor, name of pshychiatrist, name of boy, and recommendations/observations or “orders”. Access Conditions This…
The Matron’s Daily Report Book, Series ID 993, relates to the Westbrook Training Centre and Westbrook Youth Centre. It records daily observations made by the Matron of Westbrook Training Centre and Westbrook Youth Centre, in terms of the general condition, health, and psychological state of inmates, and any medications being taken. Information recorded includes: date,…
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