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Hospital admission registers are very useful for genealogy and family history. The only surviving register for Burketown Hospital covers 16 Dec 1909 to 29 Dec 1923. Though not always completed in full, it has space for these details:

name;  date admitted;  age;  birthplace;  occupation;  religion;  ship of arrival;  how long in colony;  place of residence;  marital status;  place of marriage, at what age, and name of spouse;  names and ages of children living;  number and sex of children deceased;  father's name and occupation;  father's present residence if living (or 'father dead');  mother's maiden name;  disease or reason for admission;  date of discharge or date and cause of death;  additional remarks (medical history, social circumstances etc.)

Note the provision for ship of arrival, place of residence, marital status, and father's present residence - details not found on a Qld death certificate. A hospital register is sometimes the only surviving source of information about immigration.

Explanation of names below:

• Date range:  16 Dec 1909 - 29 Dec 1923.
• Scroll through the list. Many names were spelled incorrectly in the registers.
• '..' means that no surname was stated, or the name was illegible.
• A question mark means handwriting was difficult to decipher, and spelling is in doubt.
• Names beginning with 'Mc' precede other 'M' surnames.
• Apostrophes have been removed from names such as O'SHANAUGHSEY.
• If there is more than one entry for a name, it could mean that the same person is mentioned more than once, or that there were several people with the same name. The only way to find out is to consult the original sources. Check all such entries, as some may give more details than others.
• How to get copies of the original records.

AFFLECK -
AFFLECK John
AH FOO Tommy
AH FOO Tommy
ALEXANDER Edward William
ANDERSON Patrick
ANDERSON Thomas
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BARNETT William
BARRETT Margaret (Maggie)
BARRY Edward John
BATTLES John
BAUMGARTEN -
BERNARD Berny
BIDGOOD William
BIRD Alfred
BLACKMORE Charles
BLIGHT Joseph
BOOTH A B  (Bert)
BOOTH Bertie
BOOTH Donald
BRAITLING William ?
BROWN .. (blacksmith)
BROWN Annie Elizabeth
BROWN Edmund
BROWN George
BROWN George Edward
BUCHANAN Charles
BUCHANAN Charles
BUCHANAN Donald
BUCHANAN William
BURKE Leslie
BURR Jack  (Aboriginal)
BYRNE James
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CAMERON Eric
CANT Alfred Burke
CANT G C
CANT George
CANT George Charles
CANT George Charles
CHIPPENDALE Edward
CLARKE Charles Francis
CLARKE Charles Francis
COLLINS -
COLLINS George?
COMMONS Leslie
CONNORS Henry
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DALMA?
DARCY Edward
DARRAGH Henry
DAVIDSON Alexander
DAVIDSON Cudha
DAVIDSON Donald
DAVIDSON Donald
DAVIDSON Flora
DAVIDSON Florrie
DAVIDSON John
DAVIDSON Mary Ann
DAVIDSON Mary Ann
DAVIDSON Peggy
DAVIDSON Violet May
DAVIS Edward
DAVISON William
DAWSON Arthur James
DAWSON Arthur James
DE BRUNE Aidan
DE BRUNE Aidan
DE LESTANG Albert?
DEAHM Maggie
DEAN John
DICKSON J T
DICKSON James
DIEHM Maggie
DOBSON Francis Lane
DONOVAN Roy John
DOUGLAS George
DOUGLAS George
DOUGLAS George
DOUGLAS Malcolm
DOUGLAS William
DOWNIE Everard
DOYLE
DOYLE Bartle
DOYLE Emily
DOYLE James
DOYLE James
DOYLE James
DUNNE M   (female)
DUNNE Monica
DUNNE Monica Katherine?
DUNNE William
DUNNE William
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EDMONDS William
EDMONDS William
ELLIOTT John
ELLIOTT John
ESPOVAT George Haim?
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FANNING Edward
FARACKERLEY George Sydney?
FARRELL Arthur
FAZACKERLEY G S
FERRY Stanley
FERRY Stanley
FINLAY John Adams
FINLAY John Adams
FINLAY John Adams
FOO Sam ?
FOSTER C Harry
FOUNTAIN Annie Mary
FRACKLETON Arthur
FRASER Paddy
FRIEND Hugh
FRIEND Hugh
FRISCHKORN Fred
How to get copies

GAFFNEY Patrick
GOODE William
GRACE William Richard? (or GRALE?)
GRALE William Richard? (see GRACE)
GREINER -  (wife of Francis C)
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HALL -  (female, b. NZ)
HALL Kathleen
HANSEN Chris
HANSEN Peter
HANSEN Peter
HARNEY John
HAWKER Henry Havelock
HELTENWORTH Charles
HITE Sam
HITE Samuel
HITE Samuel
HOAD Oliver
HODGKINS John
HOLE Ernest
HOLE Ernest
HOLE Ernest Herbert
HOLE Ernest Herbert
HOOSAN ..
HOOSAN Alick
HOOSIAN Henry
HOPE Alfred
HORN John
HORN John
HORNDALE Thomas?
HORTON James Edward
HOSKINS Charles
HOUSTON Alexander
HUDDY Billy (Aboriginal)
HUDDY Ethel Mary
HUDDY Florence
HUDDY George
HUDDY George
HUDDY George
HUDDY Victoria
HUDDY William
HUGHES Alfred
HUGHES Henry
HUGHES Henry
HUGHES John Francis
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JEFFRIES Kenneth Royston
JENKINS Thomas
JOHNS Thomas
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KANE Thomas
KEATING Patrick
KENNEDY Richard
KING Eva
KING Laura May
KING Roy James
KING Willie
KIRBY Alexander
KNIGHT EATON Margaret
KNOX Edward
KONG Lee
KRUGER Harry
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LANG William Charles
LARBALESTIER William R
LARBALESTIER William Robert
LEDGER -
LEDGER J V
LEDGER John Vallantyne
LEDLIE Catherine Emily
LEDLIE Evelyn
LEE John
LEE John
LEERY ?  (see SEERY)
LORD .. (female)
LUMLEY MARTIN Ernest James
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McDERMOTT William
McGARRATY Patrick
McGUIRE Robert Jas
McINNES James
McINNES James
McINTOSH Robert Bruce
McKENZIE Annie
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MACINTOSH T B?
MacINTYRE Laura
MACKENSIE Annie Mary (see also MACKENZIE)
MACKENZIE Annie Mary (see also MACKENSIE)
MADILL Louesa?
MAGUIRE Robert
MAGUIRE Robert James
MAHER Charles
MAHER Charles
MAHER Charles
MAHER Charles
MAHONEY -
MAHONEY James
MAHONEY James
MAHONEY James
MAHONEY James
MAHONEY James
MAHONEY James
MAHONY James
MAHONY James
MAHONY James
MAHR Cora ?
MALCOLM Arthur R
MARNEY James
MARNEY James
MARNEY James
MATHER John William
MEECHAM Harold William
MONAHAN Vincent
MOODIE William Joseph
MOODY William
MOSS Jane Elizabeth
MOSS William John
MULLINS William
MURPHY Edward
MURPHY John
MURPHY John
MURPHY John
MURPHY Johnny
MURRAY Reginald
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NORRIS William Henry
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OGILVIE Donald
OKEEFE James Arthur
OSHANAUGHSEY James?
OWEN Walter
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PATTERSON David
PATTERSON David James
PATTERSON Gilbert
PATTERSON Molly
PATTERSON Thomas
PATTISON Johnny
PETIT H George
PETTIT -  (wife of H. George PETITT)
PHARR Harry
PHARR Henry
POINTON Edward
POINTON Samuel
POINTON Samuel
POTTER George
POWELL Alfred
POWELL Alfred John
POWELL Alfred John
PRATT George Harry
PRATT George Harry
PRATT George Harry
PRIEU Fredrick?
How to get copies

QUINLAN
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REILLY Lizzie
RENDLE Charles
RICHARDS Maggie?
RICHARDSON ... (b.Yorkshire)
RICHARDSON Frank
RICHARDSON Maria
RILEY W
ROBERTS Thomas
RODGERS R (male)
RUNDLE
RUNDLE Annie?
RUPERT Charles
RUPERT Charles
RYAN John V
RYAN John Valentine
RYAN John Valentine
RYAN William Gordon
How to get copies

SAINT CLAIR Desmond Campbell
SAM FOO  (see FOO Sam)
SARMARDIN Ethel? (consider also SERAMADIN)
SCOTT Albert Edward
SCOTT Edward
SCOTT Edward Nimmo
SCOTT Edward Nimmo
SEERY Ethel
SEERY Rose
SEERY James Frederick?
SEERY John Joseph ?
SERAMADIN Eric (consider also SARMARDIN)
SHADFORTH Betsy Jane
SHADFORTH Dot
SHADFORTH John (Jack)
SHADFORTH Robert
SHADFORTH Robert
SHADFORTH Robert H
SHADFORTH Robert H
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert Henry
SHADFORTH Robert John
SINGLETON George
SLATER Percy Richard
SMITH Frank
SMITH Gordon
SMITH Jessie Eveline?
SMITH Oliver James
SMITH William  (born VIC)
SMITH Winnie
SPENCER Walter
STADHAMS Cecil Willmot
STADHAMS Mary Hannah
STADHAMS Mavis
STADHAMS Mavis
ST CLAIR Desmond Campbell (see SAINT CLAIR)
STEWART Duncan
STEWART Flora Minnie
STOCKWELL R H
SYMONDS Thomas
SYMONS William
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THOMAS Margaret
THOMPSON John Evan
TONNER Nellie
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WALDEN Francis Robert
WALDEN Robert John
WALDRON Robert
WALKER Maud
WALKER Richard
WALKER Robert
WALKER Robert
WALKER Robert
WALKER Robert
WALKER William
WALSH Martin
WEBER William Love
WHITE James
WILLIAMSON J Davis
WILSON George
WOODS William
WOOLFF Margaret
WOOLLF Andrew
WRIGHT J
How to get copies

YAMAGUCHI Harry
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An explanation of the date range and possible contents of the records is at the top of this page.

Genealogy is my business (not just a hobby), and I've spent over 40 years learning about (and indexing) original records, so I charge fees for my time (to consult my index, travel to a record office, find the volume and page, obtain copies and send them to you).

You don't pay for '(see...)' cross-references. For example, if the list said
    BLOGGS Joe
    BLOGGS Joe
    BLOGGS Joseph (see BLOGGS Joe)
then you'd request '2 x BLOGGS Joe' and pay for 2 entries (not 3, because the 3rd entry is just a cross-reference).

My fee for obtaining a digital image of an entry in the hospital register is $18 for one entry, plus $10 for each additional entry. If the same name is listed twice, that's two entries. See how to send requests and payment (my email address is on that page).

Other Suggestions

Records for other hospitals, and rules and conditions for patients in the old days.

Burketown Burial Register Index has been published.

Specialist Indexes in Australia: a genealogist's guide mentions an index to Burketown bank journals.

My other genealogy sites have additional advice and names.

Tips for searching this site.

Reasons why I use and recommend Findmypast

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