St Vincent’s Home for Children, Queens Road, Nudgee, was operated by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. Previously known as St Vincent’s Orphanage, the name changed to St Vincent’s Home for Children in 1935. From 1938 children under two years were admitted. The home closed as a residential facility in 1971. In 1938, children…
St Mary’s Home, Toowong, was established in 1919. It was a Home for unmarried mothers and their babies operated by the Committee of St Mary’s Church of England Home. St Mary’s Home, Taringa amalgamated with the Brisbane Female Refuge and relocated to Bent Street, Toowong in 1919. It operated under the name St Mary’s Home,…
St Martin’s Centre, in West End, was a residential facility operated by the Aboriginal and Islanders’ Catholic Council. It was licensed in May 1977 and closed on 31 December 1991. The 1983-84 annual report of Aboriginal Hostels Limited stated that it provided funding to the Aboriginal & Islander Catholic Council to operate St Martin’s through…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council was established in 1973. According to Sherriff, the AICC was designed to “provide a unifying centre for all involved in Aboriginal and Islander Ministry and give official recognition to the importance of that work”. The AICC appears to have been wound up in around 1992, when the…
St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol (near Rockhampton) was run by the Sisters of Mercy. The Home was commonly referred to as ‘Neerkol’ or ‘Meteor Park’ Orphanage. It was built in 1885 to accommodate children transferred from St Joseph’s Orphanage, Bucasia. Over 4,000 boys and girls lived at Neerkol throughout its years of operation, including child migrants…
Rowellyn Family Group Home, in Brighton, was operated by the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches. It was established by the Presbyterian Church in January 1965. Management was transferred to the newly-created Uniting Church on 22 June 1977. It was known as “Rowellyn” from March 1985. It closed in February 1989 and reopened in around 1990/91. Rowellyn…
St George’s Orphanage, in Parkhurst (North Rockhampton), was established by the St George’s Homes for Children Executive Committee in 1922. Over time, three Homes were established on the site. In 1925, the original Home became known as ‘No 1 Home’, when the No 2 Home was opened. Another Home, known as the Mothers’ Memorial Home…
Rattray House, in Nambour, was a family group home operated by the Uniting Church. It opened 4 October 1982 and closed in mid 1993.
Robgill Cottage Family Group Home, in the suburb of Bardon, opened around August/September 1960. It was operated by the Methodist Church until 1977, when management was transferred to the Uniting Church. It ceased functioning as a family group home in July 1978, and its licence was surrendered in August 1981. Robgill was licensed under the…
Queen Alexandra Home for Children was operated by the Methodist Church. It originally opened in 1910 at Indooroopilly, in a house known as Robgill. Within a year, the Home moved to new premises (‘Hatherton’) in the suburb of Coorparoo. From February 1937, the Home received state wards. Queen Alexandra Home closed in September 1960. The…
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