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Queensland - Organisation
Boys Home, Washpool (1942 - 1945)
- From
- 1942
- To
- 1945
- Categories
- Children's Home, Home, Salvation Army, Farm School
Boys Home, Washpool was a boys home at Washpool Farm near Kalbar. It was run by the Salvation Army and accommodated boys from the Industrial School for Boys, Indooroopilly from 1942 to 1945, during the second World War. After the war the boys were moved back to Indooroopilly. The facility was known as the Boys Home, Indooroopilly.
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The property was owned by Mrs Enid Wienholt, widow of Captain Arnold Wienholt.
Locations
- 1942 - 1945
- Location - The Boys Home, Washpool was situated off the Cunningham Highway at Washpool, near Kalbar
Timeline
- 1922 - 1942
- Industrial School for Boys
- 1942 - 1945
- Boys Home, Washpool
- 1946 - 1968
- Boys Home, Indooroopilly
- Collection Title
- Salvation Army Records of Queensland Institutions
- Date Range
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- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army:
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/about-the-centre-for-restoration/
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