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, 549
These records are held by Queensland State Archives.
The Superintendent’s Punishment Registers, Series ID 549, relate to the Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook, Westbrook Training Centre, and Westbrook Youth Centre. There are two registers in this series, dating 1924-1957, and 1961-1988. They provide an almost daily record of boys who were punished for minor misdemeanours while undergoing a sentence in the Westbrook reformatory. Information recorded in the registers includes; date punishment imposed, name of boy, by whom reported, reason for punishment (an additional field, ‘remarks’ was added here later in the register), punishment, and initial of officer in charge.
These registers are restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. To apply for access to these registers please contact Queensland State Archives.