Admission Registers (1885 - 1909)

Meteor Park (later St Joseph's Home, Neerkol)

From

11 May 1885

To

10 May 1909

Website

http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=16533

Reference No

16533

Legal Status

Queensland State Archives Series ID

The Admission Registers, Series ID 16533, relate to St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). They provide the following details of each child: Admission number, name, place and date of birth, date of admission, reason for admission, on what terms admitted, date of discharge, to whom discharged, for what purpose discharged (eg. Service, adopted), name and occupation of parents, religion of parents, residence of parents, any remarks. The back of this register includes details of children hired out from the Home. A digitised copy of the Admission Register is available on the Queensland State Archives website.