Balmoral Cottage, at Hawthorne, was run by the Open Brethren and the Silky Oaks Children’s Haven Council. It opened in 1977 and closed in 1993.
The Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement was run by the Queensland Government. It was gazetted as an Aboriginal Reserve in 1914 but was not properly established until 1918. In 1922 an Industrial School license was issued and the island’s children were rounded up and confined in segregated dormitories. The dormitories closed in 1975 but it was…
The Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit, at Charters Towers, was run by the State Government of Queensland. It was erected on the old site of the Charters Towers Mental Hospital and opened in 2001.
The Peter John Sutton Papers, Series ID MS 2323, includes field notebooks and tape transcriptions related to Aurukun Mission, Palm Island Mission and Hope Vale Mission, 1974 to 1980.
The Brisbane Industrial Home, in Fortitude Valley was run by a committee of private citizens and was government funded. The home operated as a rescue home for women. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1922. The Brisbane Industrial Home was originally situated at Clydesdale House in Fortitude Valley. It operated as a rescue home…
Please contact the Executive Director, Xavier: Postal Address: South Office, 284 Pine Mountain Road, Mount Gravatt East, QLD 4122 Phone: 1800 928 437 Email: south@xavier.org.au Website: https://www.xavier.org.au/contact
The Baillie Henderson Hospital, in Toowoomba, is a public specialist psychiatric hospital. It opened in 1968 and was still operating in 2014.
The Xavier Children’s Support Network Records consist of files that contain personal details of the child and parents, as well as case notes. The amount of information for each child varies. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact Xavier Children’s Support Network. Records information is available to the person to whom the information…
Training, Riverview is a file containing a copy of an article written by the Salvation Army Immigration Department on 3 September 1928. The article talks about the training for migrants in Queensland rural life, provided at Riverview Farm. Access Conditions This record is on open access and are available for viewing by the general public.
The Bethesda Children’s Home, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1977. Previously it was known as the Bethesda Hostel and Childrens’ Home. It closed in 1979.
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