Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
Quote this number to access your records: Queensland State Archives Series ID, 16526
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
The Registers of Children Hired Out, Series ID 16526, relate to the Rockhampton Orphanage, later Rockhampton Receiving Depot. Details include: name of employer and address, name of child, age of child, date sent to service and any remarks. The dates that the child was returned to the orphanage or was discharged are also provided. A child could also be entered into the register more than once if he or she worked at a number of places. Entries are mostly in chronological order. At the end of the register a few entries relate to particulars of children apprenticed and adopted.
These records have been digitised and are available for viewing through the Queensland State Archives item page for this series.