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Organisation Miss Elphick's Boarding House (1971? - )
- From
- 1971?
- Categories
- Care Provider, Hostel and Non-denominational
Summary
[Taken from the Western Australian guide Signposts:]
Miss Elphick's boarding house appears to have accommodated young people from Indigenous backgrounds who attended work or education in Perth for some time leading up to, and possibly beyond, 1971.
Details
[Taken from the Western Australian guide Signposts:]
Miss Elphick's Boarding House was an independently-run Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostel. Whether it had any other function is unknown. It was reported in 1971 that this facility had "minimal contact with the Department" of Native Welfare because Miss Elphick's either found "Departmental policy completely incompatible with their own goals, or do not wish to accept financial support at the expense of autonomy of action." Wilson and Robinson (1971) Aboriginal Hostels in Perth: A Comparative Survey.
Records
It is possible that residents at Miss Elphick's also had files held by the Department of Native Welfare. The Department for Child Protection and Family Support should be contacted as they may be able to locate these records.
Access
While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire.
Contact
Freedom of Information
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
PO Box 6334, East Perth WA 6892
Phone: (08) 6217 6388 or (08) 6217 6381
Fax: (08) 9222 2776
Free call in WA: 1800 000 277
Email: foi@dcp.wa.gov.au/
Events
- 1971? - ?
- Miss Elphick's Boarding House provided accommodation at Hollywood. Location: Hollywood
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Related Entries
Publications
Reports
- Wilson, Katrin and Michael V. Robinson., Aboriginal Hostels in Perth : A Comparative Survey, Department of Native Welfare, [Perth, W.A.], 1971. Details
Online Resources
- To Remove and Protect: Aboriginal Lives Under Control [website], 2010, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions/remove/index.html. 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: 28 August 2012
Last updated: 28 May 2013
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