The Sandgate Centre, in Sandgate, opened in August 1983 and closed in April 1994. Previously, it was known as the Sandgate Maternal and Child Welfare Home. It was run by Intellectual Disability Services, which was part of the Queensland Health Department. In 1987, Intellectual Disability Services became part of the Family Services Department. The Sandgate…
The Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit, at Charters Towers, was run by the State Government of Queensland. It was erected on the old site of the Charters Towers Mental Hospital and opened in 2001.
The Baillie Henderson Hospital, in Toowoomba, is a public specialist psychiatric hospital. It opened in 1968 and was still operating in 2014.
Horton Village, in Toowoomba, operated as a children’s home from 1976 to 1985. It was run by the Salvation Army. Previously, it was known as Horton House. From 1985 onwards Horton Village operated as a disability institution. In 2014 Horton Village functioned as the Salvation Army’s disability support service in Toowoomba. The Horton Village complex…
The Charters Towers Mental Hospital, at Charters Towers, was run by the State Government of Queensland. It opened in 1954 and closed in 2001. A new psychiatric facility was built on the site. It was named Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit. The Charters Towers Mental Hospital’s first patients were admitted 16th September 1954 on transfer from…
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…
The Xavier Home for Crippled Children, in Coorparoo, operated from 1949 to 1994. The weatherboard house was purchased by the Xavier Society in the 1940s to become a Home for children afflicted by polio. It was officially opened by Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane Duhig on 15 May 1949. From 1951, the Xavier Home was run by…
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…
The Challinor Centre, in Ipswich was previously known as the Ipswich Special Hospital. The Challinor Centre was closed in 1998, following the site’s purchase by the University of Queensland for the location of its Ipswich campus. The heritage listed buildings of the former Challinor Centre were integrated into the university campus. In the late 1960s…
The Ipswich Special Hospital was previously known as the Ipswich Mental Hospital. In 1968 the name changed to the Challinor Centre.
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