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Care Provider
Care provider is an umbrella term that refers to the group or organisation responsible for providing and administering out-of-home ‘care’ for children. Although this term was not in common usage before the late 20th century, this website applies it to describe all organisations which operated ‘care’ services, no matter when they were active.
Albion Lodge (1965 - 1974)
Alexandra Cottage (1960 - 1993)
Alkira, Salvation Army Home for Boys, Indooroopilly (1922 - 1983), The Salvation Army
Anglican Children's Home (1983 - )
Anglican Church of Australia, Diocese of Brisbane
Anglican Men's Society
Anglican Society of St Francis (1937 - )
Anglicare Southern Queensland (2012 - )
The Ark Transition Hostel, Windsor (1977 - 1982)
Aurala (1992 - 2011)
Baptist Union of Queensland
Beemar Yumba Maud Phillips Memorial Children's Shelter, Cherbourg (1985 - 2010)
Ben White House (1980 - 1991)
The Benevolent Society (1813 - )
Bethel Home, Dalby (1952 - 1982)
Bethesda Children's Centre Committee
Bethesda Family Group Home (1980 - 1992)
Beulah Home (1971 - 1974)
Bindari Lodge (1971 - 1995)
Birralee Children's Home (1964 - 1967)
Birralee Hostel (1981 - 1982)
Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre (1967 - 1981)
Blackheath Home, Oxley (c. 1924 - 1963)
Boopa Werem Kindergarten Association
Boys' Home (1890 - 1906)
BoysTown (1961 - 2001)
Brisbane Servants' Home (1865 - 1873)
Bundamba Lodge, Bundamba (1983 - )
Buxton Lodge, Redcliffe (1980 - 1983)
Cairns Family Group Home (1980 - 1997)
Carramar Children's Home (1964 - 1967)
Carramar Receiving and Assessment Centre (1967 - 1995)
Catholic Church in Australia (c. 1788 - )
Catholic Daughters Holiday Home (1933 - 1943?)
Catholic School, Thursday Island (1887 - 1941)
Chester House (1980 - 1996)
Christian Centre Family Group Homes (1976 - )
Churches of Christ in Queensland
Cleveland Youth Detention Centre (1980 - )
Commission of Inquiry Exhibits, Queensland State Archives
Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth
Cootharinga Home for Crippled Children (1957 - )
Corinda Infants' Home (1915 - 1919)
Crossroads (1980 - 1985)
Dahler Family Group Home (1975 - 1988)
David Henry Transitional Lodge (1975 - 1978)
De La Salle Brothers
Diamantina Orphanage (1865 - 1910)
Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home (1910 - 1962)
Diamantina Receiving Home (1962 - 1964)
Diamantina Reformatory School for Boys (1899 - 1900)
Dowdle Family Group Home (c. 1963 - 1993)
Endeavour Training Farm, Riverview (1898 - 1977)
Enoggera Boys' Home (1906 - 1978)
Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook (1919 - 1966)
Fatima Home for Children (1974 - 1995)
Female Refuge and Infants Home (1870 - 1919)
First Contact (1994 - 1999)
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Frank Gilson House (1970 - )
The Friary (1966 - 1981)
Glen Loeman Family Group Home (1981 - 1990)
Granada Hostel (1979 - 1985)
Gundanah Group Home (1979 - 1987)
Hackwood (1993 - 1996)
Harrison Cottage Group Family Home (1960 - 1981)
Harrison House (1986 - )
Hebron House (1986 - )
Heytesbury Family Group Home (1968 - 2011)
Hilldale Village for Boys (1973 - )
Holland Park Family Group Home (1964 - )
Holy Cross Home (1904 - 1973)
Holy Cross Retreat (1888 - 1978)
Home of the Good Shepherd, Nundah (1893 - c. 1933)
Horton House (1945 - 1985)
Illoura Family Group Home (1975 - 1990)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba (1881 - c. 1890)
Industrial School for Girls, Chelmer (1923 - 1941)
Industrial School for Girls, Clayfield (1903 - 1920)
Industrial School for Girls, Nudgee (1903 - 1942)
Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba (c. 1890 - 1903)
Industrial School, Mapoon Mission Station (1901 - 1963)
Industrial School, Purga Mission Station (1915 - 1948)
Industrial School, Yarrabah Mission Station (1914 - )
Irwin Blowers House (1980 - )
Jellicoe Street Family Group Home (1967 - 1994)
Jessie Street Family Group Home (1978 - 1985)
John Oxley Youth Detention Centre (1987 - 2001)
John Thompson House (1980 - )
Kalimna Vocational Centre, Salvation Army Home for Girls, Toowong (1962 - 1977)
Karrala House (1963 - 1971)
Kelvin Grove Transition Hostel (1973 - 1976)
Kiah Hostel, Norman Park (1978 - )
Kingsbury Cottage Family Group Home, Bardon (1960 - )
Kingswood Lodge (1989 - )
Kunara Family Group Home (1969 - 1989)
Lahey Cottage Family Group Home (1973 - 1985)
Layton House (1980 - 1981)
Leslie Tooth Home (1921 - 1931)
Lewis Cottage Family Group Home (1967 - 1988)
Logan Reserve Lodge (1991 - 2001)
Luther Lodge (1982 - 1996)
Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District (1885 - )
Mackay Family Group Home (1976 - )
Mareeba Youth Centre/Farm (1979 - 1982)
Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys (1924 - 1973)
Marsden Family Group Home (1974 - )
Marsden Home for Boys, Booval (1962 - 1974)
Marsden Home for Boys, Narangba Road, Kallangur (1929 - 1992)
Mi Gunyah Youth Hostel (1991 - 1999)
Montrose Access (2001 - )
Montrose Home for Crippled Children (1933 - 2001)
Moore Cottage Family Group Home (1962 - 1996)
Morris House (1975 - 1983)
Mt Maria Re-Education Centre, Mitchelton (1933 - 1974)
Nazareth House (1926 - 1982)
Nicklin Cottage Family Group Home (1960 - 1984)
Opal House (1966 - 1974)
Opal Joyce Wilding Home (1970 - 1977)
The Open Brethren (1825 - )
Order of the Sisters of Mercy (1861 - )
The Outlook (1976 - 1979)
Pallarenda Family Group Home (1979 - )
Peim Metta Family Group Home (1982 - )
Peirson Memorial Trust (1947 - )
Peirson Memorial Trust Home, Bundaberg (1983 - c. 1990)
Petford Training Farm (1978? - 1998)
Petford Training Farm Aboriginal Corporation
Presbyterian Church of Queensland (1849 - )
Primmer Lodge, Taringa (1978 - 1981)
Queen Alexandra Home, Coorparoo (1911 - 1960)
Queensland Congregational Union (1861 - 1977)
Queensland Society for Crippled Children (1933 - )
Rattray House (1982 - 1993)
Redcliff Home, Goodwood (1955 - c. 1990)
Reformatory School for Boys - Hulk Proserpine (1871 - 1881)
Reformatory School for Boys, Lytton (1881 - 1899)
Rob Gill Cottage Family Group Home (1960 - 1981)
Rockhampton Orphanage (1870 - 1894)
Rockhampton Receiving Depot (1894 - 1964)
Roman Catholic Orphan School (c. 1860 - 1935)
Rowellyn Family Group Home (1965 - 1997)
Royal Queenland Bush Children's Health Scheme (1935 - )
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Home
Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga (1898 - 1942)
Salvation Army Industrial School for Girls (1920 - 1934)
Sandeman Nursery (1897 - 1898)
Sandgate Holiday Home (1940 - 2005)
Saunders Family Group Home (1973 - c. 1985)
Silky Oaks Haven for Children (1940 - )
Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre (1983 - 1993)
Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre (1993 - 2001)
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
South East Queensland Aboriginal Community Care Agency
Specht Family Group Home (1969 - 2000)
Spiritus (2006 - 2012)
St Agnes Babies Home (1921 - 1923)
St Ann's Industrial School (1868 - 1964?)
St Brigid's Industrial Training School (1874 - 1985)
St George's Home, Rockhampton
St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (1874 - 1978)
St Martin's Centre (1977 - 1991)
St Mary's Home, Toowong (1894 - 1991)
St Vincent's Home for Children (1835 - 1971)
Stanton Lodge (1984 - 1985)
Stewart Cottage Family Group Home (1962 - 1993)
Tainton Cottage Family Group Home (1967 - 1985)
Talera Lodge (1977 - 1988)
TARA (1995 - 2001)
Taringa Transition Hostel (1973 - 1985)
Tarragindi Lodge (1974 - 1991)
Teen Challenge (1971 - )
Toowoomba Aboriginal Corporation for Cultural and Recreational Activities
Townsville Orphanage (1878 - 1934)
Townsville Receiving Depot (1934 - 1964)
Treacher Family Group Home (1965 - 1995)
Tufnell Home
Tufnell Residential and Community Care (1990 - )
Tufnell Residential and Community Care, Regents Park
Tufnell Residential and Community Care, Springwood (1990 - )
Tufnell Toddlers' Home
Vietnamese Community Family Group Home (1982 - 1991)
W. R. Black Home (1928 - 1965)
Wahroonga Family Group Home (1974 - )
Ward Street Family Group Home (1977 - 1979)
Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home (1964 - 1967)
Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre (1967 - 1989)
Westbrook Reformatory for Boys (1900 - 1919)
Westbrook Training Centre (1966 - 1987)
Westbrook Youth Centre (1987 - 1993)
Westbrook Youth Detention Centre (1993 - 1994)
Wilson Youth Hospital (1961 - 1983)
Wongabeena Family Group Home (1970 - 1989)
Xavier Children's Support Network
Yuddika Family Group Home (1990 - 2001)
Catholic
A person or institution affiliated with the Catholic Church.
Albion Lodge (1965 - 1974)
Archdiocese
The Ark Transition Hostel, Windsor (1977 - 1982)
BoysTown (1961 - 2001)
Catholic Church in Australia (c. 1788 - )
Catholic Daughters Holiday Home (1933 - 1943?)
Catholic Daughters of Australia (1927 - 1975)
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (1956 - 1998)
Catholic School, Thursday Island (1887 - 1941)
Catholic Women's League, State of Queensland Inc. (1975 - )
De La Salle Brothers
Duhig, James (1871 - 1965), Catholic and Church Worker
Fatima Home for Children (1974 - 1995)
Granada Hostel (1979 - 1985)
Holy Cross Home (1904 - 1973)
Holy Cross Retreat (1888 - 1978)
Industrial School for Girls, Nudgee (1903 - 1942)
Jessie Street Family Group Home (1978 - 1985)
Kiah Hostel, Norman Park (1978 - )
Logan Reserve Lodge (1991 - 2001)
Mt Maria Re-Education Centre, Mitchelton (1933 - 1974)
Nazareth House (1926 - 1982)
Order of the Sisters of Mercy (1861 - )
Roman Catholic Orphan School (c. 1860 - 1935)
St Ann's Industrial School (1868 - 1964?)
St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (1874 - 1978)
St Martin's Centre (1977 - 1991)
St Vincent's Home for Children (1835 - 1971)
Tarragindi Lodge (1974 - 1991)
Ward Street Family Group Home (1977 - 1979)
Whitty, Sister Mary Vincent (1819 - 1892), Catholic, Church Worker and Reformer
Children's Home
Children’s Home is a term used to describe institutions providing out-of-home ‘care’ for children. The term was commonly used during the period from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Albion Lodge (1965 - 1974)
Alkira, Salvation Army Home for Boys, Indooroopilly (1922 - 1983), The Salvation Army
Beemar Yumba Maud Phillips Memorial Children's Shelter, Cherbourg (1985 - 2010)
Ben White House (1980 - 1991)
Bethel Home, Dalby (1952 - 1982)
Birralee Children's Home (1964 - 1967)
Blackheath Home, Oxley (c. 1924 - 1963)
Boys' Home (1890 - 1906)
BoysTown (1961 - 2001)
Buxton Lodge, Redcliffe (1980 - 1983)
Carramar Children's Home (1964 - 1967)
Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home (1910 - 1962)
Diamantina Receiving Home (1962 - 1964)
Enoggera Boys' Home (1906 - 1978)
Fatima Home for Children (1974 - 1995)
Hilldale Village for Boys (1973 - )
Holy Cross Retreat (1888 - 1978)
Home of the Good Shepherd, Nundah (1893 - c. 1933)
Kalimna Vocational Centre, Salvation Army Home for Girls, Toowong (1962 - 1977)
Leslie Tooth Home (1921 - 1931)
Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys (1924 - 1973)
Marsden Home for Boys, Booval (1962 - 1974)
Marsden Home for Boys, Narangba Road, Kallangur (1929 - 1992)
Montrose Home for Crippled Children (1933 - 2001)
Opal Joyce Wilding Home (1970 - 1977)
Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga (1898 - 1942)
Silky Oaks Haven for Children (1940 - )
St George's Home, Rockhampton
St Joseph's Home, Neerkol (1874 - 1978)
St Mary's Home, Toowong (1894 - 1991)
St Vincent's Home for Children (1835 - 1971)
TARA (1995 - 2001)
Tarragindi Lodge (1974 - 1991)
Tufnell Home
W. R. Black Home (1928 - 1965)
Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home (1964 - 1967)
Wilson Youth Hospital (1961 - 1983)
Church
Church is a general term which may be applied to any number of (usually Christian) religious groups. The phrase ‘the church’ usually refers to the official opinion, policy or practice of a particular denomination.
Anglican Church of Australia, Diocese of Brisbane
Baptist Union of Queensland
Catholic Church in Australia (c. 1788 - )
Churches of Christ in Queensland
Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District (1885 - )
Methodist Church (c. 1851 - )
Presbyterian Church of Queensland (1849 - )
Queensland Congregational Union (1861 - 1977)
Uniting Church in Australia (1977 - )
Church Agency
Church agency refers to a service organisation which is associated with a specific Church. Some were operated by religious orders, especially within the Catholic Church, and others were operated by lay people. Examples of Church Agencies
Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Council
Anglican Men's Society
Anglicare Southern Queensland (2012 - )
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (1956 - 1998)
Catholic Women's League, State of Queensland Inc. (1975 - )
Spiritus (2006 - 2012)
United Protestant Association of Queensland
Church Worker
A Church Worker is a person who works for a Church Agency or religious order.
Campbell, Canon, Anglican and Church Worker
Duhig, James (1871 - 1965), Catholic and Church Worker
Whitty, Sister Mary Vincent (1819 - 1892), Catholic, Church Worker and Reformer
Churches of Christ
A movement of autonomous Christian congregations which particular follows the teachings of Jesus Christ as set out in the New Testament.
Bundamba Lodge, Bundamba (1983 - )
Christian Centre Family Group Homes (1976 - )
Frank Gilson House (1970 - )
Irwin Blowers House (1980 - )
John Thompson House (1980 - )
Kingswood Lodge (1989 - )
Mackay Family Group Home (1976 - )
Community Service Organisation
Community Service Organisations are privately run groups, often with a religious affiliation, which provide services to the community, including services to support families and out-of-home ‘care’ programmes. Although they are private organisations, they may receive some funding from government to provide particular services.
The Benevolent Society (1813 - )
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (1956 - 1998)
Child Migrants Trust (1987 - )
Far North Queensland Youth Assistance Fund
Historical Abuse Network
Lotus Place
Micah Projects (1995 - )
Micah Projects Inc. (1995 - )
Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (1892 - 1955)
Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1876 - 1892)
Royal Queenland Bush Children's Health Scheme (1935 - )
Royal Queensland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (1955 - 1981)
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland (1981 - )
Save the Children Fund, Queensland (1919 - )
UnitingCare Queensland
Congregational Church
Congregational Churches (sometimes called Independent Churches) are autonomous Protestant churches in which each individual congregation is responsible for its own affairs but retains its connections with a wider circle of congregations.
Marsden Family Group Home (1974 - )
Marsden Home for Boys, Booval (1962 - 1974)
Marsden Home for Boys, Narangba Road, Kallangur (1929 - 1992)