The James Horton Memorial Home for Girls, in Toowoomba, was an industrial school run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1953 and was renamed the James Horton School for Girls in 1954.
The James Horton Industrial School for Girls, in Toowoomba, was an industrial school run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1947 and was renamed the James Horton Industrial School for Girls in 1953. In 1947 a larger dining room was added to the home. This followed on from previous renovations and extensions carried out…
The James Horton Memorial Home, in Toowoomba, was an industrial school run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1942 and was renamed the James Horton Industrial School for Girls in 1947. In 1942, Horton House was donated to the Salvation Army by Mrs Nellie Alford. She was the daughter of James Horton, who originally…
Ascot Family Group Home, in Ascot, was run by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It opened in 1978 and relocated to Bracken Ridge in the early 1990s. In 2014 it was still operating as a residential facility.
Virginia Share House, at Virginia, was a family group home run by the Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane Congregation. It opened in the late 1970s and closed in late 1996. The children were moved to Avila Family Group Home. Virginia Share House reopened 20 July 1998 and in 2014 is operating as a residential facility.
Loreto Family Group Home, at Kangaroo Point, was run by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It opened in 1964 and closed in 1971. Loreto Family Group Home was one of four off-site homes established and staffed by St Vincent’s Home for Children. It was opened and licensed under The State Children Act in…
Avila Family Group Home, in Wavell Heights, was run by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It opened in 1972 and closed in 1996. Avila Family Group Home was one of four off-site homes established and staffed by St Vincent’s Home for Children. It was licensed in November 1972. A publication from 1976 stated…
Narnia Family Group Home, in Wavell Heights, was run by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. Narnia Family Group Home was previously known as Avila Family Group Home, which had been licensed in 1972. It was one of four off-site homes established and staffed by St Vincent’s Home for Children. Narnia Family Group Home…
The Salvation Army Maternity Home Breakfast Creek, opened in 1897. Run by the Salvation Army, the Home provided accommodation and care for homeless girls and unmarried mothers and was a maternity home. Previously called the Maternity Home Brisbane, the home closed in 1924 when the Boothville Mothers Hospital opened at Windsor.
The Maternity Home Brisbane was run by the Salvation Army. The home provided care and accommodation for single pregnant girls and young mothers and their babies. It opened in 1892 at Upper Edward Street, Brisbane. In 1895 a gas leak caused an explosion at the home, injuring a staff member, and blowing out the door…
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