William Robert Black

He donated to establish many Presbyterian churches and supported schools, orphanages and other charitable institutions in Queensland.

[1][2] On 20 November 1922, the Queensland Governor Matthew Nathan officially opened the Industrial School for Boys on a site between Moggill Road and Jerrang Road (now 724 Moggill Road, 27°30′33″S 152°57′23″E / 27.5093°S 152.9564°E / -27.5093; 152.9564 (Industrial School for Boys (former))) at Indooroopilly (now Chapel Hill).

It was operated by the Salvation Army for orphaned, abandoned and neglected boys.

[3][4] As at 2021, the site is still owned by the Salvation Army but is reduced to 53,320 square metres (13.18 acres)[5] and is used to operate The Cairns Aged Care Centre.

[6] Black made substantial donations to a number of institutions, including: