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Queensland - Organisation
Glenties Mothers' Hospital (1924 - 1938)
- From
- 1924
- To
- 1938
- Categories
- Maternity Home, Home, Female Rescue Home, Hospital, Salvation Army, Babies' Home, Adoption Agency
The Glenties Mothers' Hospital, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. Until 1924, it had been known as the Glenties Rescue Home. 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. In 1938, it was renamed Bethesda Mothers' Hospital.
Locations
- 1924 - 1938
- Address - The Glenties Mothers' Hospital was situated at 58 Talford Street, Rockhampton
Timeline
- 1902 - 1924
- Glenties Rescue Home
- 1924 - 1938
- Glenties Mothers' Hospital
- 1938 - 1968
- Bethesda 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/
DETAILS
Salvation Army Mothers' Home Rockhampton
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