Labour and Industry Department, State Children Department (1963 - 1966)

From

26 September 1963

To

1 August 1966

Categories

Care Provider, Government Department

Alternative Names

• Labour and Industry Department II, State Children Department

Location

Queensland

The State Children Department, a sub-department of the Labour and Industry Department, was created to provide care, management and control of orphaned, neglected, abandoned, delinquent and convicted children and their property. The Department ran Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook, Birralee Children's Home, Townsville Receiving Depot, Carramar Receiving and Assessment Centre, Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home. The Children's Services Department was upgraded to a full Department from 1 August 1966.

Timeline

1935 - 1963

Health and Home Affairs Department, State Children Department, State Government of Queensland

1963 - 1966

Labour and Industry Department, State Children Department

1966 - 1987

Children's Services Department, State Government of Queensland