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.
The North Queensland Society for Crippled Children was founded in 1951 by a group of citizens to provide care, education and training of children who contracted poliomyelitis during the poliomyelitis epidemic. In 1991, the North Queensland Society for Crippled Children changed its name to Cootharinga Society of North Queensland.
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…
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