History 1950s
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1959
Parent-Child Guidance Clinic established at Schonell House.
Association cared for over 200 children and adults between the ages of 6-20.
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1958
Townsville and Southport Branches formed.
Hillview School in Rockhampton opened.
Construction began on Senior Block at Bowen House.
Bought property, Jordan House which adjoins Bowen House for ₤14,000 for parent guidance and research centre.
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1957
Rockhampton Sub-Branch formed and purchased the property ‘Hillview’.
Jordan House at Bowen Hills purchased for 14,000 pounds - later re-named Schonell House.
First Psychologist appointed.
Administration Block constructed between Bowen House and Schonell House.
Amendments to Constitution passed providing for the formation of branches.
‘Hamewith’ at Toowoomba with 4 ½ acres of land purchased by the Association to be a day and boarding school
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1956
Bowen House Centre officially opened.
University of Queensland inaugurated a Certificate Course for Training and Teaching Sub-Normal Children.
Under 4 service started with diagnostic service and parent guidance for country parents who have no schooling facilities and who can set up their own ‘School in the Home’.
Group for young people over school age started and meets once each month for a social evening.
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1955
February - Toowoomba Sub-Branch opened training centre.
March - Association had 350 members.
May -11 children attending Coorparoo centre transferred to Bowen House Centre.
September - Mrs T.S. McConnel appointed Principal of Bowen House.
Enrolment rose rapidly to 88 pupils.
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1954
April - Toowoomba Sub-Branch, the first branch outside Brisbane, formed.
May - First issue of 'News and Views' published.
September - Ipswich Sub-Branch formed.
December - Queensland Government granted pound for pound subsidy.
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1953
Formation of Association Sub-Committees - Medical and Educational, Survey, Finance and Appeals.
Names of 300 children registered with Association.
August - Opening of the Association's first facility, an occupation centre on the verandah of Mr and Mrs R C Hooper's home at Coorparoo in which ten children enrolled.
December - Bowen House at Bowen Hills was purchased for 5,500 pounds.
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1952
Association involved in preparing register of children and adults with intellectual disability in Brisbane. The project was later extended to encompass all Queensland areas; July - Association had 140 Members.
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1951
Read a story - Endeavour Foundation.. in the early days
March - Preliminary meetings to form an Association.
Reverend E.C. Bowen, Chairman.
Mrs T. Pribberow, Honorary Secretary.
June - 'The Queensland Sub-Normal Children's Welfare Association' inaugurated.
Founding President, Professor Fred Schonell, Professor of Education at the University of Queensland.
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