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Queensland - Organisation

Tufnell Toddlers' Home (1947 - c. 1975)

  • Chapel Tufnell Home

    Chapel Tufnell Home, c. 1980, courtesy of Care Leavers Australasia Network.
    Details

From
1947
To
c. 1975
Categories
Anglican, Children's Home, Home and Protestant

The Tufnell Toddlers' Home, in Nundah, was operated by the Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane. It was co-located with Tufnell Home and housed children up to the age of five. The Toddlers' Home opened 14 September 1947 and closed around 1975.

Details

The Tufnell Toddlers' Home was licensed as a separate institution under the State Children Act in April 1965, then licensed under the Children's Services Act 4 August 1966.

Records

Please note that the records of the Tufnell Toddlers' Home are combined with the Tufnell Children's Home records.

Location

1947 - 1975
Address - Tufnell Toddlers' Home was situated at 230 Buckland Road, Nundah. Location: Nundah

Related Archival Collections

Related Organisations

Publications

Books

  • Boyce, James, For the Record: Background information on the work of the Anglican Church with Aboriginal Children and Directory of Anglican Agencies providing residential care to children from 1830 to 1980, Anglicare Australia, Melbourne, 2003, 46 pp. p.30. Details
  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.91. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Chapel Tufnell Home
Title
Chapel Tufnell Home
Type
Image
Date
c. 1980
Source
Care Leavers Australasia Network

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Boyce, James, For the Record: Background information on the work of the Anglican Church with Aboriginal Children and Directory of Anglican Agencies providing residential care to children from 1830 to 1980, Anglicare Australia, Melbourne, 2003, 46 pp. p.30.; Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. p.91..

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth