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Queensland - Organisation
James Horton Memorial Home for Girls (1953 - 1954)
- From
- 1953
- To
- 1954
- Categories
- Children's Home, Home, Industrial School and Salvation Army
The James Horton Memorial Home for Girls, in Toowoomba, was an industrial school run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1953 and was renamed the James Horton School for Girls in 1954.
Publications
Books
- Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.52-53. Details
Online Resources
- Blayse, Lewis, 'Some More Salvation Army Children's Homes (Or: Ve Gaf Vays Of Making You Afraid)', in lewisblayse.net, 12 January 2014, http://lewisblayse.net/2014/01/12/some-more-salvation-army-childrens-homes-or-ve-gaf-vays-of-making-you-afraid/. Details
- Burley, Lacey, 'Horton Village helps the disabled', Chronicle, 31 March 2009, http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/horton-village-helps-disabled-build-skills/199129/. Details
- 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, August 2012, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/IND.R-001331.PS.0057_R.pdf. Details
- Social Work Staff, Faculty of Education, University of Queensland, Directory of Social Services Queensland, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1958, http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:241555/HV474_Q44D57_1958.pdf. Details
Photos
- Title
- The Toowoomba Salvation Army Girls' Home
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1945
- Source
- lewisblayse.net
Details
- Title
- Horton House
- Type
- Image
- Date
- November 2012
- Creator
- Butterworth, Lee
- Source
- Lee Butterworth
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Burley, Lacey, 'Horton Village helps the disabled', Chronicle, 31 March 2009, http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/horton-village-helps-disabled-build-skills/199129/;
Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.52-53.; Horton Village History sheet, copied from the Horton Village Policy and Procedure Manual and given to Lee Butterworth on 23 October 2012.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 3 April 2014, Last modified: 26 May 2014