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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.
Details
- 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.
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