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Western Australia - Organisation
Mt Lawley Reception Home (1973 - 1980)
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Mt Lawley Reception Home, 1975, courtesy of Department for Child Protection and Family Support, Department for Community Welfare, Western Australia , Annual Report 1975, p.44.
DETAILS
- From
- 1973
- To
- 1980
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Receiving Home, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Mt Lawley Children's Reception Centre
- CWRH
- Child Welfare Reception Home
Mt Lawley Reception Home was the new name given in 1973 to the government-run Child Welfare Reception Home. It gave temporary accommodation to children and young people who were: awaiting placement with foster parents or institutions; staying in Perth for medical or dental treatment; and referred from, or awaiting appearances at, the Children's Court. In 1980 Mt Lawley Reception Home became the Walcott Centre.
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The Mt Lawley Reception Home was run by the Department for Community Welfare. It had a number of functions. It was a temporary place for children coming into the child welfare system and who went on to placement in an institution or foster home. Children from the country who had no family in Perth might also stay there while they had medical or dental treatment in Perth. The Reception Home also took children who had been referred from the Children's Court, or who were awaiting a court appearance.
Mt Lawley Reception Home continued to be referred to by its previous name, Child Welfare Reception Home (or acronyms such as CWRH) in departmental files throughout the period 1974 to 1979.
In 1980, the Mt Lawley Reception Home became the Walcott Centre.
Locations
- 1973 - 1980
- Address - The Mt Lawley Reception Home was on the corner of Walcott and Lord Streets, Mount Lawley
Timeline
- 1953 - 1972
- Child Welfare Reception Home
- 1973 - 1980
- Mt Lawley Reception Home
- 1980 - 1984
- Walcott Centre
- Collection Title
- Records of the Department of Child Protection and Family Support, and predecessors (1894 - )
- Date Range
- 1894 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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DETAILS
- Series Title
- Admission Registers of the Government Receiving Home [Walcott Street, Mt Lawley] (1894 - 1988)
- Date Range
- 1894 - 1988
- Reference
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- 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
- Series Title
- Files - Departmental [Education Department] (1885 - 2000)
- Date Range
- 1885 - 2000
- Reference
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S24
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- 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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Mt Lawley Reception Home
Mt Lawley Reception Home, group
Reception Home front door, 1921
Reception Home doors, 1921
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