Salvation Army Girl's Home at Yeronga, ca. 1897, c. 1897, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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The Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga, was operated by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1898 and closed in 1942. In March 1942, 41 girls were evacuated from Yeronga to James Horton House, Toowomba, due to fears Brisbane would be bombed by the Japanese. These girls subsequently remained in Toowoomba.
The Industrial School for girls was established under the Reformatories and lndustrial Schools Act 1898, and licensed under the State Children Act 1911 on 31 December 1911. The Salvation Army Home, Yeronga, was licensed under The lnfant Life Protection Act 1905 on 16 March 1925.
1897 - 1898 Preventative Home for Girls, Riverview
1898 - 1942 Salvation Army Home for Girls, Yeronga
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Brisbane Historic Homes: Rhyndarra', Queenslander, 12 November 1931, p. 35, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23143982; 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; Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.83..
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