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Carramar Children's Home

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Name Carramar Children's HomeDescriptionThe Townsville Orphanage was established on 30th August 1878 by order of the Executive Council to provide care, management and control of orphaned, neglected, abandoned and convicted children and their property. The Queensland Government assumed control with the passing of the Orphanages Act 1879. A matron was given the responsibility for running the orphanage with the assistance of a housemaid and a cook.

Under The Orphanages Act of 1879, orphanages were charged with the care, teaching and training of children whose circumstances included death of one or both parents, desertion by parents, or neglect. The Act also provided for the boarding-out, hiring-out and apprenticing of orphanage children.

The Townsville Orphanage closed as an orphanage in 1934 (circa year), but the re-named Townsville Receiving Depot continued its role of reception, care and boarding out of children to foster homes. In accordance with the policy to remove any stigma that may come on children placed in the care of the department, the Townsville Receiving Depot was renamed as "Carramar" in 1964.

A therapeutic intervention model was adopted whereby Carramar provided transitional arrangements until June 1995 (circa month), when it ceased operating as a departmental institution.

30 August 1878 : Townsville Orphanage
1934 : Townsville Receiving Depot
December 1964 : Carramar Children’s Home
1967 : Carramar Receiving and Assessment Centre
1995 : Therapeutic Intervention (Transitional arrangements until TARA programs commenced).
1995 – 11 May 2001 : Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit (TARA)
Geolocation^[1]SuburbNorth WardAddress42,Warbuton Street,North Ward,4810

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Staff around table, Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974

Staff around table, Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1974

Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910

Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910

Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965

Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965

Department of Children's Services, ca. 1965

Department of Children's Services, ca. 1965

View of the Townsville Orphanage, North Ward, Townsville, ca. 1920

View of the Townsville Orphanage, North Ward, Townsville, ca. 1920

St George's Family Group Home, Mason Street, North Rockhampton, ca. 1980

St George's Family Group Home, Mason Street, North Rockhampton, ca. 1980

Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant's Home, Wooloowin, ca. 1910

Diamantina Receiving Depot and Infant's Home, Wooloowin, ca. 1910

Illustration of immigrant ship, "Towing Out", 1844

Illustration of immigrant ship, "Towing Out", 1844

Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965

Grounds of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1965

Royal Brisbane Hospital, ca. 1965

Royal Brisbane Hospital, ca. 1965

Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910

Group photograph of children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1910

Staff and children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville ca. 1910

Staff and children at Townsville Orphanage, Townsville ca. 1910

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Dancefloor at Carramar Children's Home staff Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Three staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Three staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Four staff from Carramar Children's Home at an Easter Party, 17 March 1970

Cake during Carramar Children's Home staff party, Townsville, 17 March 1970

Cake during Carramar Children's Home staff party, Townsville, 17 March 1970

Group photograph of Carramar Children's Home staff, Townsville, 17 March 1970

Group photograph of Carramar Children's Home staff, Townsville, 17 March 1970

Monitors, Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1915

Monitors, Townsville Orphanage, Townsville, 1915

Five staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1985

Five staff members of Carramar Children's Home, Townsville, ca. 1985

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Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit (TARA)

Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit (TARA)

Townsville Orphanage

Townsville Orphanage

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Carramar Collection

Carramar Collection

Carramar Children's Home

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Subject (Keyword)Orphans (people)Institutional careOrphanagesTownsville (Qld.)Children's homes

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CollectionCarramar CollectionOrganisationTownsville OrphanageTherapeutic Adolescent Residential Assessment Unit (TARA)

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