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Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre (1967 - 1989)

  • Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government

    Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government, 1998 - 1999, courtesy of Queensland Government.
    Details

From
1967
To
1989
Categories
Children's Home, Government-run and Home

The Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre was a government-run facility in Wooloowin. Previously, it was known as the Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home. It closed in 1989.

Details

From 1962 through to 1972 more buildings were erected on the Warilda site at Kedron Park Road, Wooloowin. The new administration building retained the façade of the home formerly known as the Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home.

Location

1967 - January 1989
Address - Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre was situated at 84 Kedron Park Road, Wooloowin. Location: Wooloowin

Timeline

 1865 - 1910 Diamantina Orphanage
       1910 - 1962 Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home
             1962 - 1964 Diamantina Receiving Home
                   1964 - 1967 Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home
                         1967 - 1989 Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre

Publications

Books

  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.19-21. Details

Reports

  • Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Queensland. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Brisbane, 1999. p.65, 90. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government
Title
Warilda Children's Home at Wooloowin operated by the Queensland Government
Type
Image
Date
1998 - 1999
Publisher
Queensland Government

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions, Queensland. Department of Families, Youth and Community Care, Brisbane, 1999. p.65, 90.; Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp.19-21..

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth