The Bethesda Hospital and Hostel, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1968. Previously it was known as the Bethesda Mothers’ Hospital. It was renamed Bethesda Hostel in 1970.
Archibald House, in New Farm, was a Presbyterian and Methodist Hostel for girls and young women. It was run by the Presbyterian and Methodist Church Council and opened in 1930. A closing date has not been determined, however it was still in operation in 1958. The two-storied timber home, known as ‘Glenugie’, was donated to…
Kedron House, situated at Kedron, was operated by the Churches of Christ. It functioned as a hostel for girls moving from the country for work or study in Brisbane. It catered for up to 22 residents. In 1964 the property next to Kedron House was purchased to cater for an additional five students. Kedron House…
The Boys Home, Indooroopilly was run by the Salvation Army. Before 1946, it was known as the Boys Home, Washpool. Previously, the institution had been an Industrial School. In 1968, the name was changed to Cooinda Salvation Army Home for Boys. In 1952 the Boys’ Home, Indooroopilly, had 61 residents, of whom 39 were wards…
The Brisbane Servants’ Home, 166 Ann Street, Brisbane, was established by Lady Bowen and a group of private citizens in 1865 (including Mary Ann Douglas, wife of Legislative Assembly member John Douglas). It provided a home for single adult females who had migrated to Queensland and were awaiting employment as domestic servants. The building was…
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.
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….
The Tarragindi Lodge, in Prior Street, Tarragindi, was operated by the De La Salle Brothers (in conjunction with BoysTown). It was a Group Home for boys from BoysTown as they entered the labour market. Tarragindi Lodge opened in 1974, and was previously Albion Lodge. The institution was licensed as an independent hostel on 1 March…
The Ark Transition Hostel, in Windsor, was operated by the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau. According to the 2001 publication Missing Pieces, it opened 2 September 1977 and closed 10 December 1982.
OPAL Joyce Wilding Home was operated by the One People of Australia League (OPAL). In 1970, OPAL purchased the home (on the Pacific Highway in Upper Mount Gravatt, later known as Eight Mile Plains) with funding from Commonwealth and Queensland governments in 1970, and the Home was licensed on 7 August 1970. Its licence was…
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