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 ran the St Mary’s Home, Taringa from 1907 to 1919 and the St Mary’s Home, Toowong from 1919 until it closed in 1991.
There are records relating to St Mary’s Home in Toowong, held by the Anglican Records and Archives Centre. Records The Diocese of Brisbane (Anglican Church of Australia) has advised that the following records exist in relation to St Mary’s Home, Toowong: Baptism Register Sept 1899 to Sept 1939; Nov 1939 to Jan 1954 Nursing Home…
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 Diocese of Rockhampton (Anglican Church of Australia) holds a collection of records relating to St George’s Orphanage and St George’s Homes. Access Conditions For access to these records please contact the Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton. The records are not accessible to the general public. Former residents of the Homes are supplied with any personal…
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.
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