The Birralee Hostel, run by the government, was the name given to the former Birralee Receiving and Assesssment Centre. It was situated at 124 Quarry Street, Rockhampton. Birralee Hostel opened 23 November 1981 and closed in 1982.
The Rockhampton Receiving Depot, in Rockhampton, was run by the State Government. Although the facility arranged for the fostering and boarding-out of children, it continued to care for infants. It also acted as a training school for girls in domestic service. It was previously known as the Rockhampton Orphanage. In 1964 its name changed to…
The Birralee Children’s Home, a state run institution, was situated at 124 Quarry Street, Rockhampton. Until 1964, it was known as the Rockhampton Receiving Depot. In 1967, it became the Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre.
The Rockhampton Orphanage was established in 1870. It was located at 124 Quarry Street, Rockhampton. On the passing of the Orphanages Act in 1879, the Queensland Government assumed responsibility for its operation. The name was changed to the Rockhampton Receiving Depot in 1894. With the majority of children boarded-out, Rockhampton Orphanage was re-named the Rockhampton…
St Brigid’s Industrial School, in Rockhampton, was run by the Sisters of Mercy. Information about this institution is scarce but it originally operated as a boarding facility and industrial school for young girls from outlying areas of the Diocese. It then became a working girls’ hostel. St Brigid’s opened around 1874 and closed in 1985….
St Henry’s Roman Catholic Asylum, on Thursday Island, was an orphanage run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. It was part of the Sacred Heart Mission. The orphanage opened in 1889 and closed 1942 when the children were moved from Thursday Island to Cooyar…
Wongabeena Family Group Home, in Mundingburra, near Townsville, was operated by Queensland Baptist Care. It opened and was licensed 1970/71. Funding for the home ceased 1988/89. As of 2019 we have been unable to find further information about this home. Please contact Find & Connect if you know more about this home.
Yuddika Family Group Home, in Cairns, was operated by the Yuddika Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation. It opened in 1990/91 and funding ceased on 3 October 2001. The Families Department ceased annual funding to the Yuddika Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation because it failed to comply with the conditions of its grant and…
The Tufnell Toddlers’ Home, in Nundah, was operated by the Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane. It was co-located with Tufnell Home and housed children up to the age of five. The Toddlers’ Home opened 14 September 1947 and closed around 1975. The Tufnell Toddlers’ Home was licensed as a separate institution…
Vietnamese Community Family Group Home was funded and operated by the Vietnamese Community in Australia. It was first established in 1982 at Windsor, but was never licensed. The Home moved to Darra, in April 1989. Funding ceased after December 1990 and the home closed May 1991. Records According to Missing Pieces (2001), ‘advice has been…
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