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Queensland - Organisation

Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre (1967 - 1981)

  • Rockhampton Receiving Depot c.1913

    Rockhampton Receiving Depot c.1913, courtesy of Annual report of the Director of the State Children Department for the year 1913.
    Details

From
1967
To
1981
Categories
Children's Home, Government-run and Home

The Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre came into being in 1967. It was a government-run institution situated in Rockhampton. Previously it was known as Birralee Children's Home. On 23 November 1981 it was replaced by the Birralee Hostel.

Details

Location

c. 1967 - 1981
Address - Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre was siituated at 124 Quarry Street, Rockhampton. Location: Rockhampton

Publications

Books

  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.13. Details
  • Queensland. Dept of Children's Services, Centenary of care for children, Govt Printer, [Brisbane], 1979, 32 pp. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Rockhampton Receiving Depot c.1913
Title
Rockhampton Receiving Depot c.1913
Type
Image
Date
1913
Source
Annual report of the Director of the State Children Department for the year 1913

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.13.; Queensland. Dept of Children's Services, Centenary of care for children, Govt Printer, [Brisbane], 1979, 32 pp; Centenary of care for children 1879-1979, 1979, http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36784/20030730-0000/www.families.qld.gov.au/department/centenary_of_care/index.html.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth