Organisation Mogumber (1951 - 1974)

From

1951

To

1974

Categories

Care Provider, Farm School, Methodist, Mission, School and Stolen Generations

Alternative Names

• Mogumber Methodist Training Centre (also known as)
• Moore River the Mogumber Mission (also known as)

Summary

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Mogumber opened in 1951 on on the site of the Moore River Settlement. It was run by the Methodist Overseas Mission as residential child care facility forchildren from Indigenous backgrounds, both boys and girls. An Agricultural College was also on site for some years during Mogumber's operations. Children were sent to Mogumber by the child welfare authorities, their parents or the children's courts. In the 1970s, some children were moved from Mogumber to houses in Perth. Mogumber closed in 1974 and the land was transferred to the Aboriginal Lands Trust of WA.

Records
There are five main places where records about Mogumber might be found. The Uniting Church Archives, the Department for Indigenous Affairs, the Department for Child Protection, and the State Records Office of WA may have records about people who lived at Mogumber as children. The State Records Office and the State Library also hold general historical information.

Access
While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, you are encouraged to enquire.

Contact
Methodist records
Synod of Western Australia, UCA Archives Research Centre,
91 Edward Street, Perth WA 6000
GPO Box M952, Perth WA 6843
Phone: (08) 9227 6427 (please leave a message and we will return your call)
Fax: (08) 9227 6416
Email: archiveswa@amnet.net.au/

Government personal records
Aboriginal History Research Unit
Department of Indigenous Affairs
PO Box 3153 East Perth WA 6892
Phone: 1300 651 077
Fax: (08) 6551 8008
Email: ahru@dia.wa.gov.au/
Web:Personal and Family History Applicants

Freedom of Information
Department for Child Protection
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/

Government records and general historical information
State Records Office
Alexander Library Building
Perth Cultural Centre
Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au/
Web:www.sro.wa.gov.au

State Library of Western Australia
25 Francis Street
Perth Cultural Centre
Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3111
Fax: (08) 9427 3256
Queries: www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/information_services
Web:www.slwa.wa.gov.au