The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian was established in 2000 to promote and protect the rights, interests and wellbeing of children and young people in Queensland. Previously, it was known as the Queensland Children’s Commission (established in 1996). The Commission ceased operations on 30 June 2014. Many of the Commission’s functions…
The Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme (BUSHkids) was founded in 1935 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, to meet the health needs of children living in bush communities. Children were sent to seaside holiday homes for a period of six weeks. During this time they received medical and dental treatment if…
In 1927 Archbishop James Duhig approached the Ladies Committee of the Seamen’s Catholic Club and suggested the formation of a branch of the Catholic Daughters of Australia (CDA).The inaugural meeting of the Catholic Daughters of Australia, now known as the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of Queensland, was held on the 10th September 1927. Their motto,…
The Catholic Daughters Holiday Home, in Sandgate, was run by the Catholic Daughters of Australia. It began operating in 1930 to provide a seaside holiday for disadvantaged children. The Catholic Daughters rented homes each Christmas holiday period for this purpose, resulting in the Home moving each year. Plans to build their own holiday home in…
Society of St Francis Records, 1953-1978 are administrative records of the Society of St Francis. They are part of the Heritage Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Access Conditions Please contact Heritage Collections, State Library of Queensland for information about accessing this collection.
The Sandeman Nursery at Wynnum operated in conjunction with St Mary’s Home. It opened in 1897 and was run by the Anglican Society of the Sacred Advent. It accommodated babies born to women at St Mary’s, who were awaiting adoption or transfer to the Good Shepherd Home at Nundah. Sandeman Nursery closed in 1898 and…
The Open Brethren are a section of the Christian Brethren, an evangelical protestant church with no ordained ministers and a strong lay involvement in their activities. They originated in England and Ireland in the 1820s, and by the 1850s had spread to Australia. They do not have a central administrative body or hierarchical leadership, and…
UnitingCare Queensland is the health and community service provider of the Uniting Church. It provides health and community services through its service streams – Child and Family Services, UnitingCare Health, Blue Care and ARRCS (Australian Regional and Remote Community Services). UnitingCare Queensland holds some records relating to Homes run by the former Methodist, Presbyterian and…
The Mater Health Services Records comprise records for persons treated at the Mater group of hospitals. The collection includes birth registers from the Mater Mothers Hospital dating back to July 1965. Access Conditions For those persons wishing to obtain copies of health records, a “Clinical records request form” can be downloaded from the Mater Health…
Jessie Street Family Group Home, in Rockhampton, was operated by the the Sisters of Mercy. It was purchased in January 1978. Children from St Joseph’s Home, Neerkol, were transferred to the home. It was unoccupied from June 1984 and the approved bed numbers were reduced to nil in January 1985.
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