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Queensland - Archival Series

Commission of Inquiry Transcripts of Proceedings (1961)

Farm Home for Boys Westbrook

From
22 May 1961
To
14 July 1961
Website
http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1001
Reference No
1001
Legal Status
Queensland State Archives Series ID

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.

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This series provides a record of the proceedings of the Inquiry from its first day to its final day. The testimony of witnesses (inmates, staff, official observers, etc.) is recorded verbatim, and referenced (sic) are made to exhibits tendered as evidence.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth