The Xavier Home for Crippled Children, in Coorparoo, operated from 1949 to 1994. The weatherboard house was purchased by the Xavier Society in the 1940s to become a Home for children afflicted by polio. It was officially opened by Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane Duhig on 15 May 1949. From 1951, the Xavier Home was run by…
Duncan Infants’ Home was run by a private management committee known as the Queensland Association for the Saving of Infant Life. It was established in January 1921 and in March 1922 it moved to Oxley. The Home was renamed St Agnes Babies’ Home. From the first week of January 1921 the home operated out of…
The St Vincent’s Orphanage, in Nudgee, was operated by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. It was established in 1867 when children were transferred from New Farm St Vincent’s to the property at Nudgee. In 1935 the name was changed to St Vincent’s Children’s Home. In the 1860s orphaned and homeless children were living…
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 St George’s Family Group Home, Mason Street, in North Rockhampton was established in 1978 and closed mid 1982. It was run by the St George’s Homes for Children Executive Committee.
The St George’s Family Group Home, Elphinstone Street, in North Rockhampton was established in 1978 and closed mid 1980. It was run by the St George’s Homes for Children Executive Committee.
St Joseph’s Home, in Bucasia, opened in 1874 and closed in 1885 when the residents were moved to new premises at Neerkol. The home was run by the Sisters of St Joseph until 1880 when the Sisters of Mercy took over management of the home. The home housed orphaned and abandoned boys and girls from…
The St George’s Homes for Children Executive Committee was established in 1922 to raise funds to build a home for ophans at Parkhurst. The Committee managed the homes until they closed in 1982.
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…
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