The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre, at Windsor, was a State government-run institution for children perceived to be ‘trouble-makers’, emotionally disturbed children, and those who had broken the law. It came into being in 1983 and was formerly the Wilson Youth Hospital. The report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland…
Mt Maria Re-Education Centre, in Mitchelton, was run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Previously known as the Good Shepherd Home for Girls, it was established in 1966. In 1973 the home was renamed Mt Maria Youth Centre. Previously known as the Industrial School for Girls, Mitchelton, the home was initially set up in…
Marsden Home for Boys, Booval, was operated by the Marsden Home for Boys Committee of the Queensland Congregational Union. It was licensed in 1962 under the State Children Act 1911 and the Children’s Services Act 1965 on 4 August 1966. The Home closed on 3 April 1974 and the boys were transferred to the Marsden…
The Mareeba Youth Farm was operated by the Far North Queensland Youth Assistance Fund. The Farm functioned as a rehabilitation centre for youths. It was operational from December 1979 and was funded from December 1980. Funding ceased March 1982. The Youth Farm received referrals from the Department of Children’s Services, Police, Courts, Probation and Parole…
The Kalimna Vocational Centre for Girls, in Toowong, opened in December 1962. Run by the Salvation Army, it was on the site of the former Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Toowong (which was demolished in around 1962). It closed 29 October 1977. The Queensland state government met 75% of the cost to build Kalimna, which had…
The Wilson Youth Hospital, at Windsor, was a State government-run institution that opened in 1961. It accommodated ‘trouble-makers’, emotionally disturbed children, and those who had broken the law. The Wilson Hospital was also ‘home’ to many orphans and homeless children. It was renamed Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre in 1983. In 1961 the Wilson Youth…
Karrala House was opened 18 February 1963 in the female ward of the Ipswich Mental Hospital. Run by the state government, Karrala House accommodated ‘wayward’ and ‘delinquent’ girls and was a separate building and enclosure from the rest of the centre. A second unit, ‘Karrala 2’ was opened in December 1968 to accommodate more girls….
The John Oxley Youth Detention Centre in Wacol opened in 1987. Run by the state government, it catered for children placed in the care and control of the State, and those committed to the custody of the State. Serious offenders were held in the same facility, and shared accommodation with children who were unruly, difficult…
The Cleveland Youth Detention Centre was established in 1980 at Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens, Townsville. It is a government-run facility, housing people aged 10 to 17 years who have been refused bail and remanded in custody, or who have been sentenced by the courts to a period of detention. In 1998, the Cleveland Youth…
Ormond Regional Youth Centre was established at Westleigh (formerly part of Thornleigh) by the Department of Youth and Community Services in 1985. It used the same buildings in Duffy Avenue that had been used by the Ormond Training School and the Ormond School. The Centre accommodated children aged 9 to 15 years who had been…
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