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 licensed under The Infant Life Protection Act 1905 on 22 October 1906 and was registered as a maternity hospital in 1918.
From
1902
To
1924
Alternative Names
Salvation Army Rescue Home
1902 - 1924
Glenties Rescue Home was situated at 58 Talford Street, Rockhampton, Queensland (Building Demolished)
Subsequent