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Queensland - Organisation
Glenties Rescue Home (1902 - 1924)
- From
- 1902
- To
- 1924
- Categories
- Female Rescue Home, Salvation Army, Home, Hospital, Babies' Home, Maternity Home, Adoption Agency
- Alternative Names
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- Salvation Army Rescue Home
The Glenties Rescue Home, in Rockhampton, was established by the Salvation Army in 1902. It provided care for babies awaiting adoption and young girls who were pregnant, destitute or homeless. It also functioned as a private maternity hospital for married women from 1918. In 1924, it was renamed Glenties Mothers' Hospital.
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Glenties Rescue Home was licensed under The Infant Life Protection Act 1905 on 22 October 1906 and was registered as a maternity hospital in 1918.
Locations
- 1902 - 1924
- Address - Glenties Rescue Home was situated at 58 Talford Street, Rockhampton
Timeline
- 1902 - 1924
- Glenties Rescue Home
- 1924 - 1938
- Glenties Mothers' Hospital
- Collection Title
- Adoption Records from Salvation Army Homes in Queensland (1892? - 1970?)
- Date Range
- 1892 - 1970
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact Adoption Services Queensland:
Postal Address: Locked Bag 3405, Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: (07) 3097 5100 or 1800 647 983 (free call within Queensland)
Email: ads@cyjma.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/community/caring-child/adoption/contact-adoption-services
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Salvation Army Records of Queensland Institutions
- Date Range
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- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army:
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/governance-policy/about-the-centre-for-restoration/
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Salvation Army Mothers' Home Rockhampton
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