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Queensland - Organisation
St Vincent's Home for Children (1935 - 1971)
- From
- 1935
- To
- 1971
- Categories
- Catholic, Children's Home, Family Group Home, Home and Orphanage
- Alternative Names
- Nudgee Orphanage (Also known as)
- St Vincent's Centre (Also known as)
- St Vincent's Orphanage (Also known as)
St Vincent's Home for Children, Queens Road, Nudgee, was operated by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. Previously known as St Vincent's Orphanage, the name changed to St Vincent's Home for Children in 1935. From 1938 children under two years were admitted. The home closed as a residential facility in 1971.
Publications
Books
- Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.77-79. Details
Reports
- Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Queensland. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Brisbane, 1999. Details
Resources
- St Vincent's Home for Children: Centenary [brochure], Reflection on the First Century and the First Twenty-five years of the Second Century, Order of the Sisters of Mercy, 1992. Details
Online Resources
- 'Our Orphanages', Brisbane Courier, 29 September 1875, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1382262. Details
- 'St Vincents Orphanage Nudgee', Brisbane Courier, 9 January 1888, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3464550. Details
- 'A Piece of the Story': National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families, Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission & Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, 1999, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-Piece-of-the-Story-Directory-of-Catholic-Records-.pdf. p.82-83. Details
- 'Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care, Commonwealth of Australia, 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Submission no 23, dated 17 June 2003; Submission no 48, dated 18 July 2003; Submission no 107; Submission no 120; Submission no 141; Submission no 190; Submission no 202; Submission no 227; Submission no 243; Submission no 437; Submission no 482; Submission no 526; Submission no 537. Details
- 'Submission No. 218 Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices', in Submissions received by the Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 2012, 2012, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/commcontribformerforcedadoption/submissions. Details
- Mercy Family Services: Our Origins and Traditions, http://www.mercyfamilyservices.org.au/. Details
- 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. 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
- Entrance gate to St Vincent's
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1870?
- Source
- Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation
Details
- Title
- Bathroom, St Vincent's Orphanage
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1950
- Source
- Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation
Details
- Title
- Aerial photo of St Vincent's Orphanage, ca. 1970
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1970
- Source
- Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation
Details
- Title
- St Vincent's Convent, Nudgee, operated by Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy - Inquiry photograph
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1998 - 1999
- Publisher
- Queensland Government
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: St Vincent's Home for Children: Centenary [brochure], Reflection on the First Century and the First Twenty-five years of the Second Century, Order of the Sisters of Mercy, 1992;
'A Piece of the Story': National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families, Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission & Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, 1999, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-Piece-of-the-Story-Directory-of-Catholic-Records-.pdf. p.82-83.;
Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.77-79..
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 23 June 2011, Last modified: 13 March 2015