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Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home (1964 - 1967)

  • Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government

    Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government, 1998 - 1999, courtesy of Queensland Government.
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From
1964
To
1967
Categories
Babies' Home, Children's Home, Government-run and Home
Alternative Names
  • Warilda (Also known as)

The Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home was a state-run institution situated at Wooloowin. Until 1964, it was previously known as the Diamantina Receiving Home.

Details

The report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (1999) stated that clothing was manufactured at Warilda, and that this clothing was provided to other State-run institutions in Queensland. "Made by all accounts entirely without regard to current fashion, it was a source of humiliation to some, at least, who had to wear it" (p.67).

Location

1964 - 1967
Address - The Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home was situated at 84 Kedron Park Road, Wooloowin. Location: Wooloowin

Timeline

 1865 - 1910 Diamantina Orphanage
       1910 - 1962 Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home
             1962 - 1964 Diamantina Receiving Home
                   1964 - 1967 Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home
                         1967 - 1989 Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre

Related Events

Publications

Books

  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.19-21. Details

Reports

  • Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Queensland. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Brisbane, 1999. p.34, 62, 65, 67, 68, 154. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government
Title
Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government
Type
Image
Date
1998 - 1999
Publisher
Queensland Government

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Queensland. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Brisbane, 1999. p.34, 62, 65, 67, 68, 154.; Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.19-21..

Prepared by: Rosemary Francis