Diamantina Receiving Depot, Wooloowin State Children's Home, 1948. The Diamantina Orphanage was established at Roma Street, Brisbane in 1865 and the Queensland Government assumed control in 1879. It moved to South Brisbane in 1883 and to the Sandgate in 1893. In 1910 it was renamed the Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home and moved to Wooloowin, and was also known as the Wooloowin State Childrens' Home. In was further renamed the Diamantina Receiving Home in 1962, the Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home in 1964 and the Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre in 1967. It
Diamantina Receiving Depot, Wooloowin State Children's Home, 1948. The Diamantina Orphanage was established at Roma Street, Brisbane in 1865 and the Queensland Government assumed control in 1879. It moved to South Brisbane in 1883 and to the Sandgate in 1893. In 1910 it was renamed the Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infants' Home and moved to Wooloowin, and was also known as the Wooloowin State Childrens' Home. In was further renamed the Diamantina Receiving Home in 1962, the Warilda Children's Home and Warilda Infants' Home in 1964 and the Warilda Receiving and Assessment Centre in 1967. It closed in 1989.
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