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Organisation Fourteen (1968 - 1979)
- From
- 1968
- To
- 1979
- Categories
- Care Provider, Government-run and Hostel
- Alternative Names
- Francis Street Hostel (also known as)
Summary
[Taken from the Western Australian guide Signposts:]
Fourteen was a provider of accommodation for 9 teenage boys - a half-way house for those boys on trial leave from Riverbank [see entry], and as a "temporary haven" for those who were suddenly without other accommodation. (Annual Report of the Department for Child Welfare, 1971).
It was managed by the Department for Community Welfare, predecessor to the Department for Child Protection.
Details
[Taken from the Western Australian guide Signposts:]
Sponsoring Agency: Departmental - predessors to the current Department for Child Protection
Brief History: A more detailed chronology of major events, admissions and discharges is included in Table 14.
Records
Departmental records for children placed by the Department may exist.
Access
While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire.
Events
- 1968 - 1979
- Fourteen provided accommodation in Perth. Location: Perth
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Timeline
1968 - 1979 Fourteen
1980 - ? Victoria Park (Riverbank) Annexe
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Publications
Reports
- Western Australia. Child Welfare Department, Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Department, Perth [W.A.], 1929-1972. Details
- Western Australia. Department for Community Welfare, Annual Report: Department for Community Welfare, Dept. For Community Welfare, [Perth], 1973-1984. Details
Online Resources
- Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia, 'Submission No. 55 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, July 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist.htm. Details
- Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, http://www.signposts.communitydevelopment.wa.gov.au/. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, http://www.signposts.communitydevelopment.wa.gov.au/.
Prepared by: Anna Trengove and Leanne Howard
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 27 August 2012
Last updated: 22 March 2013
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