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Queensland - Organisation

Jellicoe Street Family Group Home (1967 - 1994)

From
1967
To
1994
Categories
Family Group Home, Home and Presbyterian
Alternative Names
  • Jellicoe Street Family Home (Also known as)

The Jellicoe Street Family Group Home, in Mt Lofty, Toowoomba, was operated by the Presbyterian Church. It was opened and licensed under the Children's Services Act 1965 in April 1967. It closed in December 1994.

Details

The Presbyterian Church of Queensland has advised that there are very few surviving records. There is no information on any of the family group homes from the time prior to the creation of the Uniting Church in 1977.

After that time, some records exist, including: registration forms, Children's services/Family Services admission forms, some information of children referred there (their background, some medical information, list of movements).

Location

January 1978 - 1 January 1985
Address - Jellicoe Street Family Group Home was situated at 76 Jellicoe Street, Mt Lofty (Toowoomba). Location: Toowoomba

Related Organisations

  • Lovett Street Family Home (c. 1969 - 2000)

    The Jellicoe Street Family Group Home and Lovett Street Family Home were funded by a bequest from the Specht family, and were sometimes referred to as 'the Specht homes'.

Publications

Books

  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.56. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.56.; Email correspondence with Presbyterian Church of Queensland archives, November 2014.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth