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St Vincent’s Convent, Nudgee, operated by Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy – Inquiry photograph

This image is from page 62 of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland Institutions and the image is an Inquiry photograph.

Inquiry staff and police on site inspection

This image is from page 4 of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in Queensland institutions and the image is an Inquiry photograph. It shows commissioners and staff visiting the former site of a children’s institution.

Test Site [St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol]

This image has the caption: An image of Neerkol orphanage where, according to documents, children were used to test vaccines. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Up to 100 children slept in large dormitories at St Joseph’s, Neerkol

This image was published in the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions as Photograph 5.4 It states its source as courtesy of Neerkol witness. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

Musgrave House

This image of Musgrave House, site of the Lady Musgrave Sanitorium for Sick Children, was previously published on the website of the Queensland Heritage Register.

Playroom, Red Cross Home

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate. The following description is included in the library catalogue: Children playing at the Red Cross Home in Margate.

Unidentified patients and nurse at the Lady Musgrave Sanatorium, Shorncliffe, Brisbane

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate. The following description is included in the library catalogue: Beds with mosquito nets are visible on the verandah.

Red Cross Home

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate. The following description is included in the library catalogue: Matron Anderson with children at the Red Cross Home in Margate.

Red Cross Home

This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate. The following description is included in the library catalogue: Dormitories in Margate for the Red Cross home.

138 Flinders Parade, Sandgate

This image of 138 Flinders Parade, Sandgate in 1994 shows the building that housed the Broadhurst Convalescent Home, the Sandgate Maternal and Child Welfare Home and the Sandgate Centre. Please note: This image was previously available online in the Queensland Heritage Register but has since been replaced.