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Queensland - Organisation
Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba (c. 1890 - 1903)
- From
- c. 1890
- To
- 14 October 1903
- Categories
- Government-run, Home and Industrial School
- Alternative Names
- Industrial School (Also known as)
The Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba was the new name given to the Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba, in around 1890. It was run by the government. The Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba was discontinued and closed on 14 Oct 1903.
Publications
Books
- Cleland, Sharon, Caring for the children : a history of institutional care provided by The Salvation Army for Australian children and youth (1893-1995), Salvation Army, Australian Eastern Territory, Sydney, August 2012. Details
Online Resources
- 'Orphanage and children's home records - brief guide 28', in Queensland State Archives website, Queensland Government, 2004 - 2013, http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/BG28Orphanage.pdf. Details
- Clements, John, 'De Molay House', in Downs Folk: Lives and times of folk of Toowoomba & the Downs, Downsfolk, 1993, http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/de-molay-house. Details
- Centenary of care for children 1879-1979, 1979, http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36784/20030730-0000/www.families.qld.gov.au/department/centenary_of_care/index.html. Details