Orphanages, children's homes and other residences open in the 1870s
- 1810s
- 1820s
- 1830s
- 1840s
- 1850s
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
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1870s
- Catholic Church in Australia (c. 1788 - )
- The Benevolent Society (1813 - )
- The Open Brethren (1825 - )
- St Vincent's Home for Children (1835 - 1971)
- Presbyterian Church of Queensland (1849 - )
- Roman Catholic Orphan School (c. 1860 - 1935)
- Order of the Sisters of Mercy (1861 - )
- Queensland Congregational Union (1861 - 1977)
- Brisbane Servants' Home (1865 - 1873)
- Diamantina Orphanage (1865 - 1910)
- St Ann's Industrial School (1868 - 1964?)
- Female Refuge and Infants Home (1870 - 1919)
- Rockhampton Orphanage (1870 - 1894)
- Reformatory School for Boys - Hulk Proserpine (1871 - 1881)
- St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (1874 - 1978)
- St Brigid's Industrial Training School (1874 - 1985)
- Townsville Orphanage (1878 - 1934)
Last updated: 29 April 2013
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