Redcliffe Home, in Goodwood, was run by the Peirson Memorial Trust. It opened in 1955. The original home was remodelled in 1968, closed in January 1977 and reopened in September 1979. Redcliffe Home closed again in November 1983, and reopened February 1984. It finally closed as a group home around 1989/90. The land on which…
The Crime and Misconduct Commission was a statutory agency, independent of the government of the day but accountable to the Parliament through the all-party Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee. The Commission also reported to the Minister for Justice on its efficiency and effectiveness. Its role was to combat major crime, promote public sector integrity and…
The Letterbooks of the Superintendent of the Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba, Series ID 16295, contain copies of outgoing correspondence related to the School. Much of the correspondence in this series relates to individual children, who are named. Topics covered by the correspondence includes occurrences at the school, movement of children between institutions…
The Admission Register for the Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba, Series ID 6594, contains details about girls admitted to the Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba. Entries record details of each girl entering the school, including name, admission number, birthplace and immigration information, religion, age, physical description, education or trade, and other remarks. A digitised copy…
A public inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Foster Care in Queensland was conducted by the Crime and Misconduct Commission in 2003. The report from the inquiry, Protecting Children: an inquiry into abuse of children in foster care, was published in January 2004.
The Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba was the new name given to the Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba, in around 1890. It was run by the government. The Industrial School for Girls, Toowoomba was discontinued and closed on 14 Oct 1903.
The Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs was formed through the amalgamation of the Department of Community Services and Ethnic Affairs and the Department of Family Services on 7 December 1989. A separate division of the Department was created called the Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Department to have a supportive rather than…
The Industrial and Reformatory School for Girls, Toowoomba, run by the government, was established on 1 April 1881. It was previously the Toowoomba jail. The superintendent and matron of the jail were appointed superintendent and matron of the school under the Industrial and Reformatory Schools Act of 1865. Under the Act, children under the age…
The Department of Family and Community Services superseded the Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs. The Department ran the Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit, The Outlook Training and Resource Centre, the John Oxley Youth Detention Centre and the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre It was renamed the Department of Families, Youth and Community…
The Department of Families was created on 17 February 2001. Previously known as the Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, following the State general elections on 17 Feb 2001, the Department’s title was changed to the Department of Families. The Department had responsibility for juvenile justice facilities. On 12 February 2004 the Families Department…
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