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Labour and Tourism Department, State Government of Queensland

The Labour and Tourism Department was the controlling agency for the Children’s Services Department between 1966 and 1968.

Queensland School for the Deaf

The Queensland School for the Deaf, in Dutton Park, was run by a committee of private citizens until 1918 when the State Government took control. The school was known under various aliases during the years but it is only officially called the Queensland School for the Deaf. It opened 1 February 1883 and closed December…

Mercy Family Services

Mercy Family Services delivers programs for children, young people and families in south-east Queensland, including residential care, foster care and kinship care. It is sponsored by the Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy.

Boothville Mothers’ Hospital

Boothville Mothers’ Home, in Windsor, was operated by the Salvation Army. It was established in 1924 as a maternity home for single mothers and their babies. In the 1970s a brick maternity ward was added. Boothville closed in 1994. A 1947 report on Boothville Mothers’ Hospital made by an inspector for the Child Endowment scheme…

The Queensland Association for the Saving of Infant Life

The Queensland Association for the Saving of Infant Life was established in 1916 by a group of private citizens in response to the high death rate of infants under one year old. The association ran Corinda Infants’ Home, Duncan’s Infant Home and St Agnes Babies Home.

The Committee of St Mary’s Church of England Home

The Committee of St Mary’s Church of England Home ran the St Mary’s Home, Taringa from 1907 to 1919 and the St Mary’s Home, Toowong from 1919 until it closed in 1991.

Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton

The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is an Anglican Church diocese in the Province of Queensland and one of three dioceses in Queensland. The Rockhampton diocese was formed in 1892.

St George’s Orphanage, Rockhampton

The St George’s Orphanage, Rockhampton, was run by a Management Committee. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1922 when the children were moved to new premises at Parkhurst. The new complex was called St George’s Homes. St George’s Orphanage was licensed under the State Children Act 1911 on 26 October 1917. Mary Brookes-Ball was…

Queensland Health

Queensland Health was previously known as the Department of Health. The name changed in 2012.

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Basil Stafford Centre

The Basil Stafford Centre was established in 1968. The Centre provided accommodation and associated care services for intellectually disabled people, including children. The Centre was originally part of the Wolston Park Special Hospital, then in 1960 a separate centre providing institutional accommodation for children was established adjacent to the Hospital. It was named the Basil…