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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.

Details

Jephson Street was formerly called Church Street. The name change occurred c. 1924.

Location

1907 - 1956
Address - Industrial School for Girls was situated at 15 Jephson Street, Toowong. Location: Toowong

Timeline

 1907 - 1956 Industrial School for Girls, Toowong
       1956 - c. 1961 Salvation Army Girls' Home, Toowong
             1962 - 1977 Kalimna Vocational Centre for Girls

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

Salvation Army Home at Taringa, Brisbane, 1914
Title
Salvation Army Home at Taringa, Brisbane, 1914
Type
Image
Date
1914
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Details

Toowong, Qld., 1914
Title
Toowong, Qld., 1914
Type
Image
Date
1914
Publisher
Salvation Army

Details

Salvation Army Rescue Home for Girls, Toowong, ca. 1914
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

Salvation Army Home in Church Street, Toowong, 1932
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