Home Secretary's Office
Correspondence about State Children's Reformatories other than Westbrook
1897 - 1925
Item ID 279894
Previous System Location A/4722; RSI2383/1/569
Queensland State archives
Copyright Paul Mackett 1997
St Vincents Orphanage, Nudgee Folder
31. 7.1901 Aboriginal Children
Name Admitted Date Birth Born
Harry Eulo 1. 9.1899 . 9.1896 Eulo
(Parents unknown)
Violet May Anderson 1. 9.1899 . 9.1894 Unknown
(Mother Lizzie Anderson)
Bridget Anderson 1. 9.1899 . 2.1897 Unknown
(Mother Lizzie Anderson)
Charlie Combo 8. 2.1900 22. 2.1889 Barren Downs
(Parents Richard Boyle and Mary Combo)
Cecilia Combo 8. 2.1900 12. 6.1891 Jimbour
(Parents Richard Boyle and Mary Combo)
Clara McClelland 8. 2.1900 3. 1.1894 Cooroonga Stn
(Parents John McClelland and Mary McClelland)
(Surname spelt as McKelland)
Victor Blackman 8. 2.1900 2. 6.1891 Bundaberg
(Parents Fred Blackman and Rosie Blackman)
Louis Blackman 8. 2.1900 . 2.1893 Bundaberg
(Parents Fred Blackman and Rosie Blackman)
Kate Combo 21.12.1900 .12.1896 Jimbour
(Parents Richard Boyle and Mary Combo)
Hilda Maude Maher 21.12.1900 17. 3.1895 Adavale
(Mother Nelly Maher)
Mary Jane Maher 21.12.1900 2. 1.1898 Adavale
(Mother Nelly Maher)
31.12.1891 Aboriginal children
Same 11 children
24. 9.1902 Home secretary's Office Comment
Fathers O'Reilly and Baldwin state that Rosie Martin H/C and her
quadroon children (4 or 5), who were at Myora, belong to the R.C.
Church. They are now at Fraser's Island. It is desired that they
be sent to the Holy Cross Retreat and the Nudgee Orphanage
respectively.
1. 7.1902 Aboriginal children
Same 11 children.
31.12.1902 Aboriginal children
Same 11 children.
31. 3.1902 Aboriginal children
Same 11 children plus the following
Rosie Martin
Bethel Martin
Willie Martin
12. 7.1907 Dates of birth
Bethel Martin born 17. 5.1893
Rosie Martin born 20. 6.1895
Willy Martin born 1. 5.1897
13. 7.1907 Children are
Harry Eulo, born September 1896
Violet Anderson, born September 1894
Bridget Anderson, born February 1897
Katie Combo, born December 1896
Clara McClelland, born 3. 1.1894
Hilda M Maher, born 17. 3.1895
Mary J Maher, born 2. 1.1898
Mabel McCullock, date of birth unknown
Bethel Martin, born 17. 5.1893
Rosie Martin, born 20. 6.1895
Willy Martin, born 1. 5.1897
Yeronga Industrial School Folder
Salvation Army
Miscellaneous
No obvious Aboriginal entries
Riverview Industrial School Folder
Salvation Army
Miscellaneous
Letter 1918/1890 dated 1918 mentions Aboriginal children at the
Yeronga Girls Home.
Meteor Park Orphanage Folder
(St Josephs Orphanage, at Neerkoll)
No obvious Aboriginal entries
Miscellaneous Loose Correspondence
23. 8.1906 Report on Reformatory School for Girls at Yeronga mentions
an Aboriginal girl who was sent to the Aboriginal School at West End.
30. 4.1903 List of girls at Yeronga mentions the following
Snuff, aged 13 years, sentenced to 7 years on 17.10.1900
by Mr Chester at Clermont. Admitted 15.10.1902.
May be the above Aboriginal girl.
Nudgee Folder
No obvious Aboriginal entries
Deebing Creek Folder
No names mentioned
Loose Correspondence
No obvious Aboriginal entries
Clayfield Folder
No obvious Aboriginal entries
Loose Correspondence
No obvious Aboriginal entries
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