Queensland, Reformatory School For Boys Admission Registers 1871-1906

These records are from the Westbrook Reformatory for Boys (formerly known as the Diamantina Reformatory School for Boys), the government-run industrial and reformatory school situated in Westbrook. The school admitted boys under the age of 18 who were deemed neglected or who were convicted of a crime and were sentenced to the reformatory school. The duration of a sentence would vary from individual to individual but generally lasted a handful of years. Some boys, however, were released to orphanages before the expiration of their sentence.