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Queensland - Organisation
Friday Island Lazaret (1892 - 1907)
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Friday Island Quarantine Station and Lazaret, c. 1900, courtesy of Photograph Album "Thursday Island and North Queensland", held by the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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- From
- 27 October 1892
- To
- c. 1907
- Categories
- Leprosarium
- Location
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The Friday Island Lazaret, situated on Friday Island in the Torres Strait, was established in 1892 as a leprosarium for non-European sufferers of leprosy. It was run by the Queensland government and closed in 1907. Remaining patients were moved to Peel Island.
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On 27 Oct 1892, Friday Island, Torres Strait, was proclaimed a lazaret under the provisions of the Leprosy Act of 1892. It was established for the treatment of non-European patients. In 1907 Friday Island Lazaret was closed and patients were transferred to a new lazaret for both non-European and European patients on Peel Island, Moreton Bay.
It has not been determined whether children suffering from leprosy were sent to Friday Island.
- Item Title
- Batch File, Lepers at Peel, Dayman, Stradbroke and Friday Islands (1891 - 1899)
- Date Range
- 1891 - 1899
- Reference
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18264
[Queensland State Archives Item ID]
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Admission Registers, Friday Island Lazaret (1894 - 1910)
- Date Range
- 1894 - 1910
- Reference
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19695
[Queensland State Archives Series ID]
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Lazaret Patient Registers (1898 - 1984)
- Date Range
- 1898 - 1984
- Reference
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21090
[Queensland State Archives Series ID]
- Contact
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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
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Friday Island Quarantine Station and Lazaret
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