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Yourtown
BoysTown was a Child protection, child welfare school and institution located in Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia. It was open from 1961 until 2001, and operated by the De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic organisation. There were allegations, later proved, of physical and sexual child abuse, reported in 2020 as the largest case at a single institution in Australia's history. Two former BoysTown staff were convicted of child sex offences committed at the institution, and the De La Salle Brothers paid over A$27 million in compensation to 219 victims of abuse. Following the closure of the institution, BoysTown continued to operate as a charity, and rebranded as yourtown in 2016. History BoysTown was a Lasallian educational institutions, Lasallian educational institution, founded by St. Mary’s parish priest Monsignor Owen Steele, and operated by the De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic organisation. It was lauded upon opening for its goal of helping and schooling disadvantaged youth. The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial View Of The BoysTown Site, 1993
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