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Western Australia - Organisation
Holy Child Orphanage (1941 - 1962)
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Sisters and Working Girls with their young charges in front of the newly opened orphanage building, 1941, 2013, courtesy of None.
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- From
- 1941
- To
- 1962
- Categories
- Orphanage, Catholic, Home
- Alternative Names
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The Holy Child Orphanage was established in Broome by the Sisters of St John of God in 1941. It was a Home for school-aged Aboriginal girls and young women up to 20 years of age placed by relatives or the Department of Native Affairs. Holy Child closed in December 1962.
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The Holy Child Orphanage was established by the Sisters of St John of God in 1941, in Broome. School-aged Aboriginal girls and young women who were working were accommodated there. Girls and young women were placed by their families and by the Department of Native Affairs.
From 1942 to 1945, during World War II, Holy Child Orphanage moved to Beagle Bay, as Broome had been declared a military town and women and children were not permitted to live there.
School children attended St Mary's School in Broome. They wore blue uniforms and were known as the 'blue army' by people seeing them march to and from school.
The Holy Child Orphanage closed in December 1962.
Locations
- March 1941 - 1962
- Location - The Holy Child Orphanage was located near the Barker Street Convent in Broome
- Series Title
- Administration Files - Northern District Office [N.D.G Sequence] (1950 - 1974)
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1974
- Reference
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S46
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the Search Room, State Records Office of Western Australia:
Address: Alexander Library Building, James Street West Entrance, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Fax: (08) 9427 3638
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
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- Series Title
- Files (Aboriginal Matters) - Department of the North West [1] (1915 - 1949)
- Date Range
- 1915 - 1949
- Reference
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S2029
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- 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
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- Collection Title
- Sisters of St John of God, Kimberley, Records (1895 - )
- Date Range
- 1895 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Heritage Centre, Sisters of St John of God, Kimberley:
Postal Address: PO Box 7442, Broome WA 6725
Phone: 0428 692 993
Email: information@ssjgheritagebroome.com.au
Website: heritage.ssjg.org.au
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- 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
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Sisters and Working Girls with their young charges in front of the newly opened orphanage building, 1941
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