St Joseph’s Home, in Bucasia, opened in 1874 and closed in 1885 when the residents were moved to new premises at Neerkol. The home was run by the Sisters of St Joseph until 1880 when the Sisters of Mercy took over management of the home. The home housed orphaned and abandoned boys and girls from…
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…
Cooinda Salvation Army Home for Boys was the new name given in 1968 to the Boys’ Home Indooroopilly. In September 1969, the name of the Home changed again, to Alkira, Salvation Army Home for Boys. Cooinda Salvation Army Home for Boys was investigated by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in…
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.
The Industrial School for Girls, in Wooloowin, was operated by the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane Congregation. It opened in 1904 and in around 1966 the name was changed to the Holy Cross Home. The girls worked in the laundry which was located on the same site. Very young children were not taken into the home…
The Mercy Centre, in Wooloowin, is operated by the Sisters of Mercy. It was previously known as the Holy Cross Retreat. In 1977 a new building was erected for the physically and mentally disabled. Care for unmarried mothers continued. This new complex was renamed Mercy Centre.
Cootharinga Society of North Queensland was previously called the North Queensland Society for Crippled Children. The name change occured in 1991.
Cootharinga North Queensland was previously known as the Cootharinga Society of North Queensland. In 2002 the organisation gained membership with Ability First Australia.
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