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Townsville Orphanage 1879-1918

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

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This index lists names in the admission registers to the Townsville Orphanage and Townsville Receiving Depot, which provided care and education for orphan and neglected children. Entries record admission details of each child, including biographical information, parent or guardian information, case history and remarks.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Townsville Orphanage 1879-1918
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/b424d419-c504-4c4f-9e51-28e387a3b380
Remote Last Updated 26/03/2024
Contact Point
Queensland State Archives
web@archives.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 24/07/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Queensland Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Townsville Orphanage 1879-1918". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/townsville-orphanage-1879-1918