35,766 Queensland adoptions from 1945 to1980.

With the National Principals for overseas adoptions listed on our previous post, we ask,"were there any National Principals in place to protect Australian mothers?"
"Did Australian Mothers not matter?"

1945-1946 Number of adoptions; 852
1946-1947 Number of adoptions; 766
1947-1948 Number of adoptions; 768
1948-1949 Number of adoptions; 879
1949-1950 Number of adoptions; 786
1950-1951 Number of adoptions; 851
1951-1952 Number of adoptions; 860
1952-1953 Number of adoptions; 819
1953-1954 Number of adoptions; 756
1954-1955 Number of adoptions; 662
1955-1956 Number of adoptions; 783
1956-1957 Number of adoptions; 765
1957-1958 Number of adoptions; 771
1958-1959 Number of adoptions; 852
1959-1960 Number of adoptions; 865
1960-1961 Number of adoptions; 814
1961-1962 Number of adoptions; 872
1962-1963 Number of adoptions; 927
1963-1964 Number of adoptions; 1084
1964-1965 Number of adoptions; 1266
1965-1966 Number of adoptions; 1398
1966-1967 Number of adoptions; 1386
1967-1968 Number of adoptions; 1371
1968-1969 Number of adoptions; 1448
1969-1970 Number of adoptions; 1500
1970-1971 Number of adoptions; 1562
1971-1972 Number of adoptions; 1774
1972-1973 Number of adoptions; 1678
1973-1974 Number of adoptions; 1458
1974-1975 Number of adoptions; 1394
1975-1976 Number of adoptions; 1112
1976-1977 Number of adoptions; 1014
1977-1978 Number of adoptions; 660
1978-1979 Number of adoptions; 563
1979-1980 Number of adoptions; 450
Total adoptions;35,766

This research is from Annual report of the Director Dept of Children's Services by J Clarke who has make every effort to provide quality information.

ALAS asks, "Why has the number of adoptions been shown in a financial year?"