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Benevolent Institution at Toowoomba, ca. 1902

The library catalogue includes this description: Many large buildings are contained in the grounds of the Asylum for the Insane.

Ploughing at Westbrook State Farm, 1896

This description was supplied with the photograph and included in the library catalogue: Westbrook State farm, Henry A. Tardent, was the founder and first manager. Around the turn of the century half of the State Farm was used for a boy’s reformatory and in about 1910 – 1919, the State Farm became solely a reformatory…

Manager’s residence surrounded by hedges at the Westbrook State Farm

The library catalogue includes this description: Westbrook State Farm situated west of Toowoomba.

House, Darling Downs Correctional Centre

This house was part of the Westbrook Youth Detention Centre complex, which became the Darling Downs Correctional Centre. It is situated across the road from the main entrance.

Entrance, Darling Downs Correctional Centre

The secure entrance to Darling Downs Correctional Centre.

House, Darling Downs Correctional Centre

This house was part of the Westbrook Youth Detention Centre complex, which became the Darling Downs Correctional Centre. It is situated across the road from the main entrance.

House on former site of Westbrook Youth Detention Centre

This house was part of the Westbrook Youth Detention Centre complex, which became the Darling Downs Correctional Centre.