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Biloela Reformatory and Industrial School

Reform school for girls established on Cockatoo Island in 1871.

Milestone
Opened
1871
Closed
1880
Replaced by
1880
Type

Biloela Reformatory and Industrial School

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2010

Product of a public controversy about neglected and wayward children, Biloela Reformatory was seen as an advance on imprisoning girls in adult gaols, but it quickly became a dysfunctional institution and lasted less than a decade.