The Warilda Children’s Home and Warilda Infants’ Home was a state-run institution situated at Wooloowin. Until 1964, it was previously known as the Diamantina Receiving Home. The report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (1999) stated that clothing was manufactured at Warilda, and that this clothing was provided to…
The Townsville Orphanage was established on 30th August 1878. The Queensland Government assumed control with the passing of the Orphanages Act 1879. In 1934, its name changed to the Townsville Receiving Depot. Original committee members charged with administering the orphanage were Gilbert William Eliot, the Reverend William Gray, Frederick Gordon, Patrick Francis Hanran and Joseph…
The Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants’ Home, in Wooloowin, was the new name given to the Diamantina Orphanage when it moved from Sandgate in January, 1910. It was run by the government. The Home was renamed the Diamantina Receiving Home in 1962 (in recognition of the charitable work of Lady Diamantina Roma, the wife of…
The Diamantina Receiving Home was the new name given in 1962 to the former Diamantina Receiving Depot and Childrens’ Home. It was a state-run Home located in Wooloowin. In 1964, it became the Warilda Children’s Home and Warilda Infants’ Home.
The Diamantina Orphanage was established at Roma Street, Brisbane in 1865. The Queensland government assumed control following the passing of the Orphanages Act 1879. The Orphanage moved location twice, to South Brisbane in 1883 and to the Brighton Hotel, Sandgate in 1893. In 1910, it underwent another name change and moved again to Wooloowin, at…
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….
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