The Preventative Home for Girls, in Riverview, was run by the Salvation Army. The home opened in 1897 and housed neglected girls 15 years and under. It operated as an industrial school, with the girls undertaking domestic and agricultural tasks. In October 1898 the facility changed to an Industrial School for Boys. The girls were moved to Rhyandarra Girls’ Industrial Home at Yeronga.
The Salvation Army purchased the property known as “Ashdale” at auction in February 1897. “Ashdale” was previously the home of Mr John Ashburn. The fenced property of 210 acres, situated at the junction of the Brisbane and Bremmer Rivers, consisted of a large fifteen room house, stables and outbuildings. The Salvation Army planned to accommodate somewhere between 30 and 40 girls at the institution and train them as domestic servants.
From
19 April 1897
To
1898
Alternative Names
Industrial School for Girls, Riverview
1897 - 1898
Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview was situated at 29 Riverview Road, Riverview, Queensland (Building Still standing)
Subsequent
