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Montrose Home for Crippled Children (1933 - 2001)

  • Children pictured outside the Montrose Home for Crippled Children

    Children pictured outside the Montrose Home for Crippled Children, 1939, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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From
3 December 1933
To
2001
Categories
Children's Home, Disability Institution and Home
Alternative Names
  • Montrose (Also known as)

The Montrose Home for Crippled Children, run by the Queensland Society for Crippled Children, opened in 1933. Businessman and philanthropist, Mr George Marchant, donated his own home at Taringa to the Society. Mr Marchant later gifted the site at Consort Street, Corinda to the Society in 1937.

Details

The Montrose Home provided accommodation for 90 children, and such services as schooling and dental treatment. In 1959 Montrose extended its services to include children with muscular disabilities, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and other debilitating conditions. In the early 1980s, families began to care for their children in their own homes, with Montrose staff providing services and support.

Location

1933 - 1937
Location - The Montrose Home for Crippled Children was situated at Taringa. Location: Taringa
1937 - 2001
Location - The Montrose Home for Crippled Children was situated at Consort Street, Corinda. Location: Corinda

Publications

Online Resources

Photos

Elegantly furnished hallway of Montrose in Taringa
Title
Elegantly furnished hallway of Montrose in Taringa
Type
Image
Date
6 October 1932
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Children pictured outside the Montrose Home for Crippled Children
Title
Children pictured outside the Montrose Home for Crippled Children
Type
Image
Date
1939
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Young girl playing with her dolls, 1952 [altered from original title]
Title
Young girl playing with her dolls, 1952 [altered from original title]
Type
Image
Date
December 1952
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Marchant Pillar at the Montrose Home for Crippled Children
Title
Marchant Pillar at the Montrose Home for Crippled Children
Type
Image
Date
2002?
Source
Rotary Global History Fellowship

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Montrose Access, 'Our Journey', in Montrose Therapy & Respite Services website, 2016, http://www.montrose.org.au/about-us/our-history/.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth