Report of Case Study No. 26: The response of the Sisters of Mercy, the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton and the Queensland Government to allegations of child sexual abuse at St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol

Publication Resource Details

Author
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Publication Date
March 2016
URL
https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Case%20Study%2026%20-%20Findings%20Report%20-%20St%20Josephs%20Orphanage%2C%20Neerkol.pdf

Related Information

Case Study 26: St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2015 - 2015)
Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook (30 October 1919 - 26 May 1966) Relevance: Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook was briefly mentioned in Case Study 26: St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol, but was not the primary focus of the study.
Good Shepherd Home for Girls, Mitchelton (1930 - 1966) Relevance: Good Shepherd Home for Girls was briefly mentioned in Case Study 26: St Joseph's Orphanage, Neerkol, but was not the primary focus of the study.
St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (1885 - 1978)

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