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Queensland - Archival Series

Registers of Children Hired Out (1882 - 1978)

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

From
29 July 1882
To
28 February 1978
Website
http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=16535
Reference No
16535
Legal Status
Queensland State Archives Series ID

The Registers of Children Hired Out, Series ID 16535, relate to St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (also known as Meteor Park Orphanage). Each register records details of children hired out to service from the orphanage. Details include: name of employer, address of employer, name of child, age of child, date sent to service and any remarks. Remarks may include comments on behaviour, dates of discharge or transfer to guardianship.

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Prepared by: Lee Butterworth