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Western Australia - Archival Collection
Uniting WA Records (1920 - )
- From
- 1920s
- Location
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Uniting WA records is a collection of records and historical information that may be relevant to people who were placed in Homes run by Methodist Homes for Children, UnitingCare Child and Family Care Services, and Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services, including: Allandale Cottage; Bourkedale; Carine House; Collins House; Cooinda; Kingsway; Marangaroo; Meribah; Methodist Children's Home; Mofflyn; Terrace House; Warminda; and Werribee Cottage.
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Access Conditions
People who experienced 'care' in Homes run by Methodist Homes for Children, UnitingCare Child and Family Care Services, and Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services (and their families) may be able to access the records in this collection. You may be required to provide proof of identity before accessing these records.
Records
The types of records currently held by Uniting WA vary in the amount of detail they contain, but the collection as a whole includes:
- Admission notes
- Birth Certificates
- Agency correspondence to families
- Letters from children/families
- Financial statements
- Correspondence from state welfare authorities
- Case and file notes
- Medical records
- School reports and records
- Psychological assessments
- Drawings and letters from children
- Newspaper clippings
- Information about previous carers or host families
In 2013 and 2014, UnitingCare West (as it was called at the time) undertook a project to collate and digitise its record collection, including photographs.
- 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
We do not currently have any records linked to this organisation, but records may exist.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
We do not currently have any photographs linked to this entry. If you know of any additional photographs, please contact us.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
