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Wolston Park Hospital (1969 - 2001)
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Wolston Park Hospital Complex - Bostock, 2001, courtesy of Queensland Heritage Register, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
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- From
- 1969
- To
- 2001
- Categories
- Hospital, Disability Institution, Government-run
- Location
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The Wolston Park Hospital, situated at Wacol, Queensland, was a State-run facility. Wolston Park Hospital was previously known as the Brisbane Special Hospital. It is known that children who were wards of the state were placed at Wolston Park during the 1960s-1980s.
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It is estimated up to 60 wards of the state were sent to Wolston Park, usually after previously being in other placements in Homes.
Children placed at Wolston Park reported abuse of all kinds, isolation and neglect, use of chemical restraints and contact with adults with mental health issues.
In 2010, the Queensland Government issued an apology to those who, as children under the care of the state, were inappropriately placed in adult mental health facilities including Wolston Park.
In October 2017, the Queensland Government provided payouts to former state wards who had been placed in Wolston Park, in recognition of their wrongful detainment in an adult mental health facility.
Timeline
- 1963 - 1969
- Brisbane Special Hospital
- 1969 - 2001
- Wolston Park Hospital
- 2001 -
- The Park Centre for Mental Health
- Item Title
- Sue Treweek interviewed by Frances Rush in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (2010)
- Date Range
- 2010 - 2010
- Reference
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5017833
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
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- Series Title
- Registers of Patients and Admission Books (1861 - 1994)
- Date Range
- 1861 - 1994
- Reference
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19140
[Queensland State Archives Series ID]
- Contact
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Please contact Queensland State Archives:
Postal Address: PO Box 1397, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109
Phone: (07) 3037 6777
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/contacts
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Wolston Park Hospital Complex - Bostock
