Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children (1957 - 1994)

What was then called 'Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children' in Landsborough Street, North Ward, 1962, courtesy of Peter Petersen, Queensland Places.
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From

1957

To

1994

Categories

Disability Institution and Home

Alternative Names

Crippled Children's Nursing Home, Townsville (Also known as)

The Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children, in North Ward, Townsville was opened on 22 June 1957. The Home was run by the North Queensland Society for Crippled Children and provided care, treatment and accommodation for children suffering the effects of polio. The Home closed in 1994.

Location

1957 - 1994: Address - Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children was situated at 22 Landsborough Street, North Ward, Townsville. Location: North Ward

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Related Archival Collections

Cootharinga Society Records (c. 1957 - 1994?)

Publications

Online Resources

'Link with bygone days : Horsemanship : Air Ambulance', Courier Mail, 28 March 1935, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35860190. Details
'Plan for Crippled Children's Home', Morning Bulletin, 15 July 1954, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57332362. Details
'Legless Larry Westmore Can Now Walk Again', Canberra Times, 9 October 1957, p. 13, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91239563. Details
Our History, 2013, https://www.cootharinga.org.au/about-us/history/. Details

Photos

Title: Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children, North Ward, Townsville, ca.1957
Type: Image
Date: c. 1957
Source: CityLibraries Townsville

Details

Title: What was then called 'Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children' in Landsborough Street, North Ward
Type: Image
Date: 1962
Source: Peter Petersen, Queensland Places

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Our History, 2013, https://www.cootharinga.org.au/about-us/history/.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth

Created: 13 December 2011, Last modified: 11 December 2014

Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children (1957 - 1994)