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Queensland - Organisation
Industrial School for Girls, Toowong (1907 - 1956)
- From
- 1907
- To
- 1956
- Categories
- Home, Industrial School and Salvation Army
- Alternative Names
- The Harbour, Salvation Army Girls Industrial Home (Also known as)
- The Haven, Girl’s Industrial Home, Toowong (Also known as)
- The Salvation Army Industrial School for Girls (Also known as)
The Industrial School for Girls in Toowong was operated by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1907 and was licensed in 1917 under the State Children's Act 1911. In 1956, it became known as the Salvation Army Girls' Home.
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
- Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.57. Details
Online Resources
Photos
- Title
- Salvation Army Home at Taringa, Brisbane, 1914
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1914
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
- Title
- Toowong, Qld., 1914
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Salvation Army
Details
- Title
- Salvation Army Rescue Home for Girls, Toowong, ca. 1914
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1914
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
- Title
- Salvation Army Home in Church Street, Toowong, 1932
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 28 February 1932
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Custodian of 40 girls', Courier Mail, 4 November 1938, p. 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38697617;
'Musical Luncheon at Toowong', Courier Mail, 3 September 1938, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38720749;
Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.57..
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 23 July 2013, Last modified: 12 June 2014