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Western Australia - Organisation
Nollamara Cottage (1973 - 1985)
- From
- 1973?
- To
- 1985
- Categories
- Hostel, Methodist, Uniting Church, Home, Cottage Care
- Alternative Names
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Nollamara Cottage was established around 1973 as a temporary Home for children transferred from Mogumber to Perth for schooling and other reasons, such as access to medical treatment in Perth. It was run by Mogumber until 1974, then the Mogumber Training Centre until 1980 and then Sister Kate's Child and Family Care Services. Nollamara Cottage closed in 1985.
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Nollamara Cottage began around 1973, at 50 Carcoola Street, Nollamara, possibly on land that had been purchased by the Department of Native Welfare in 1972. Nollamara Cottage was run by a number of Methodist (and, after 1977), Uniting Church agencies under agreement with the Department of Community Welfare. In 1974, after Mogumber closed, the Mogumber Training Centre (MTC) took over from the Methodist Overseas Mission and in 1980 Sister Kate's Child and Family Care Services took over from the MTC.
It is possible that many of the children and young people who were placed at Nollamara Hostel were wards of the State.
According to a report by the Consultative Committee on Residential Child Care (Signposts 2004, p.306), Nollamara (or 'Yokine' as it was sometimes called, after the adjacent suburb) closed in 1985 due to 'lack of demand'. It is possibly at this time that the property was transferred to Aboriginal Hostels Ltd.
Locations
- 1973 - 1985
- Address - Nollamara Cottage was located at 50 Carcoola Street, Nollamara
- 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
- 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
- Collection Title
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records (1886 - 2004)
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2004
- Reference
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- 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
- Collection Title
- Sister Kate's Child and Family Services Private Archives, State Library of Western Australia (1944 - 2002)
- Date Range
- 1944 - 2002
- Reference
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MN 957
[State Library of Western Australia Call Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Library of Western Australia:
Postal address: 25 Francis Street, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3111
Email: info@slwa.wa.gov.au
Website: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
![The 'Homes' Herald, 1978 [Methodist Homes for Children]](/ref/wa/objects/thumbs/tn_WD0000203 The Homes Herald 1978 Vol2 No24.png)
The 'Homes' Herald, 1978 [Methodist Homes for Children]
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