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Salvation Army Maternity Home Breakfast Creek (1897 - 1924)

  • Salvation Army Maternity Hospital in Newstead, ca. 1910

    Salvation Army Maternity Hospital in Newstead, ca. 1910, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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From
1897
To
1924
Categories
Adoption Agency, Home, Maternity Home and Salvation Army
Alternative Names
  • Maternity Home Breakfast Creek (Also known as)
  • Salvation Army Maternity Hospital (Also known as)

The Salvation Army Maternity Home Breakfast Creek, opened in 1897. Run by the Salvation Army, the Home provided accommodation and care for homeless girls and unmarried mothers and was a maternity home. Previously called the Maternity Home Brisbane, the home closed in 1924 when the Boothville Mothers Hospital opened at Windsor.

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Location

1897 - 1924
Location - The Maternity Home Breakfast Creek was situated on Hamilton Road, Newstead. Location: Newstead

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Salvation Army Maternity Hospital in Newstead, ca. 1910
Title
Salvation Army Maternity Hospital in Newstead, ca. 1910
Type
Image
Date
1910
Source
Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

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Sources used to compile this entry: 'The Salvation Army', Evening News, 20 April 1901, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112566507; Email from Major Reta Brown, Coordinator Salvation Army Heritage Centre, Booth College Sydney, 31 March 2014.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth