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.
The Glenties Rescue Home, in Rockhampton, was established by the Salvation Army in 1902. It provided care for babies awaiting adoption and young girls who were pregnant, destitute or homeless. It also functioned as a private maternity hospital for married women from 1918. In 1924, it was renamed Glenties Mothers’ Hospital. Glenties Rescue Home was…
The United Protestant Association Home, at Corinda, was a children’s home run by the United Protestant Association of Queensland. It opened in 1951 and around 1960 became known as Beulah Home. At the United Protestant Association Home, approximately 20 Protestant girls, mainly state wards, were housed in dormitories containing two to five beds.
Queensland Baptist Care, established in 1949, established a number of youth residential care institutions during the 1970s. The name changed to Carinity: Baptish Community Services in 2013.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Church Council was a committee consisting of representatives of the Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Church. It ran Archibald House, a girls’ hostel in New Farm.
Horton Village, in Toowoomba, operated as a children’s home from 1976 to 1985. It was run by the Salvation Army. Previously, it was known as Horton House. From 1985 onwards Horton Village operated as a disability institution. In 2014 Horton Village functioned as the Salvation Army’s disability support service in Toowoomba. The Horton Village complex…
Ray Powell Cottage, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1969 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, Ray Powell Cottage was added…
Alford House, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1966 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, work began on building two cottage…
Hocking House, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1966 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976. As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, work began on building two cottage…
The James Horton School for Girls, in Toowoomba, was a children’s home run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1954 and was renamed Horton House from 1963.
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