From 1930 the Catholic Daughters of Australia rented a house at Sandgate for 6 weeks each Christmas holidays, to provide a seaside holiday for children from poor homes. In 1937 a home at Brighton Terrace, Sandgate, and in 1938 the house known as "Hillcrest" at Kennedy Parade, Sandgate, were rented for the summer vacation periods.
Twenty children at a time, aged from 5 to 12 years, and from various religions, were accommodated for a week. It was not uncommon for Archbishop Duhig to officiate at the annual opening of the Daughters of Australia Home for the holiday season.
In 1955 the Catholic Daughters of Australia had plans to commence building their own holiday home at Scarborough but it appears that this never eventuated.
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10 May 2018
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