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Western Australia - Organisation
Cooinda (1966 - )
- From
- 1966
- Categories
- Hostel, Methodist, Uniting Church, Government-run, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Cooinda Education and Employment Hostel
- Cooinda House
- Cooinda Hostel
Cooinda, in Mt Lawley, was established in 1966 by Methodist Homes for Children at the request of the Department of Native Welfare to accommodate Aboriginal schoolgirls attending high school in Perth. After 1977 it was run by the agencies of the Uniting Church and in 1987 it was transferred to the Department for Community Services. Cooinda remained a departmental facility for Aboriginal student accommodation in 2014.
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In government records, Cooinda is named and spelled various ways including Cooindra, Coowinda and Coowindra.
Locations
- 1966 -
- Location - Cooinda House was located on Queens Crescent, Mount Lawley
- Series Title
- Files - Aborigines Departments (1926 - 1972)
- Date Range
- 1926 - 1972
- Reference
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S2030
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Uniting Church Archives Children's Homes Database, Western Australia (1922? - 1980s)
- Date Range
- 1922 - 1980
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Archivist, Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives:
Street Address: 91 Edward Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal Address: GPO Box M952, Perth WA 6843
Phone: (08) 9260 9800
Fax: (08) 9227 6416
Email: archiveswa@wa.uca.org.au
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Uniting WA Records (1920s - )
- Date Range
- 1920 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact Uniting WA:
Postal Address: GPO Box B74 Perth WA 6838
Phone: 1300 663 298
Email: hello@unitingwa.org.au
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1990
- Reference
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Series 1099
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:
Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Phone: (08) 6414 3344
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/department-of-communities-freedom-of-information-foi
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives, Records (1918 - 1980s)
- Date Range
- 1918 - 1980
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Archivist, Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives:
Street Address: 91 Edward Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal Address: GPO Box M952, Perth WA 6843
Phone: (08) 9260 9800
Fax: (08) 9227 6416
Email: archiveswa@wa.uca.org.au
DETAILS
The 'Homes' Herald, 1978 [Methodist Homes for Children]
The 'Homes' Herald, 1974 [Methodist Homes for Children]
The 'Homes' Herald, 1970 [Methodist Homes for Children]
The 'Homes' Herald, 1966 [Methodist Homes for Children]
The 'Homes' Herald 1965 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Cooinda