The Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, situated at Herston, was established in 1967. It was previously known as the Brisbane Women’s Hospital. Lowson House, in Herston, was the psychiatric unit of the Brisbane Women’s Hospital (and later, the Royal Brisbane Hospital). Lowson House opened in the 1930s and closed in the 1980s.
The Labour and Tourism Department was the controlling agency for the Children’s Services Department between 1966 and 1968.
The Queensland School for the Deaf, in Dutton Park, was run by a committee of private citizens until 1918 when the State Government took control. The school was known under various aliases during the years but it is only officially called the Queensland School for the Deaf. It opened 1 February 1883 and closed December…
Mercy Family Services delivers programs for children, young people and families in south-east Queensland, including residential care, foster care and kinship care. It is sponsored by the Brisbane Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, and from 2011 was operating as part of the Mercy Community banner.
Boothville Mothers’ Home, in Windsor, was operated by the Salvation Army. It was established in 1924 as a maternity home for single mothers and their babies. In the 1970s a brick maternity ward was added. Boothville closed in 1994. A 1947 report on Boothville Mothers’ Hospital made by an inspector for the Child Endowment scheme…
The Queensland Association for the Saving of Infant Life was established in 1916 by a group of private citizens in response to the high death rate of infants under one year old. The association ran Corinda Infants’ Home, Duncan’s Infant Home and St Agnes Babies Home.
The Committee of St Mary’s Church of England Home was established to run St Mary’s Home, and later St Mary’s Home, Toowong. A matron was employed to manage the day to day operations of the Homes.
The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is an Anglican Church diocese in the Province of Queensland and one of three dioceses in Queensland. The Rockhampton diocese was formed in 1892.
The St George’s Orphanage, Rockhampton, was run by a Management Committee. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1922 when the children were moved to new premises at Parkhurst. The new complex was called St George’s Homes. St George’s Orphanage was licensed under the State Children Act 1911 on 26 October 1917. Mary Brookes-Ball was…
Queensland Health was previously known as the Department of Health. The name changed in 2012.
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