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Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit

The Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unit, at Charters Towers, was run by the State Government of Queensland. It was erected on the old site of the Charters Towers Mental Hospital and opened in 2001.

Brisbane Industrial Home

The Brisbane Industrial Home, in Fortitude Valley was run by a committee of private citizens and was government funded. The home operated as a rescue home for women. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1922. The Brisbane Industrial Home was originally situated at Clydesdale House in Fortitude Valley. It operated as a rescue home…

Baillie Henderson Hospital

The Baillie Henderson Hospital, in Toowoomba, is a public specialist psychiatric hospital. It opened in 1968 and was still operating in 2014.

Bethesda Children’s Home

The Bethesda Children’s Home, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1977. Previously it was known as the Bethesda Hostel and Childrens’ Home. It closed in 1979.

Vietnamese Community in Australia, Queensland Chapter

The Vietnamese Community in Australia, Queensland Chapter is a non-profit service provider funded by the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services. It was established in 1979 and incorporated in 1988. The organisation assists disadvantaged Vietnamese families and individuals in the Southwest Brisbane Region and its surrounding areas. It ran the Vietnamese Community Family…

Bethesda Hostel

The Bethesda Hostel, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. Previously, it was known as the Bethesda Hospital and Hostel. In 1976, it was renamed Bethesda Hostel and Childrens’ Home.

Bethesda Hostel and Children’s Home

The Bethesda Hostel and Children’s Home, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1976. Previously it was known as the Bethesda Hostel. In 1977, it was renamed Bethesda Children’s Home.

Glenties Mothers’ Hospital

The Glenties Mothers’ Hospital, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. Until 1924, it had been known as the Glenties Rescue Home. It provided care for babies awaiting adoption, and young girls who were pregnant, destitute or homeless. It also functioned as a private maternity hospital for married women. In 1938, it was renamed…

Bethesda Hospital and Hostel

The Bethesda Hospital and Hostel, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1968. Previously it was known as the Bethesda Mothers’ Hospital. It was renamed Bethesda Hostel in 1970.

Glenties Rescue Home

The Glenties Rescue Home, in Rockhampton, was established by the Salvation Army in 1902. It provided care for babies awaiting adoption and young girls who were pregnant, destitute or homeless. It also functioned as a private maternity hospital for married women from 1918. In 1924, it was renamed Glenties Mothers’ Hospital. Glenties Rescue Home was…