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Organisation Independent Order of Oddfellows' Orphanage (1914? - 1940?)

From
1914?
To
1940?
Categories
Care Provider, Non-denominational and Orphanage
Alternative Names
  • Oddfellows Orphanage (also known as)

Summary

There is little known about the Oddfellows' Orphanage but there were discussions as early as 1904 regarding raising funds to build a children's home in Cottesloe, primarily for 'the maintenance of the children of late members of the Society. In 1914 there is documented evidence of a 'Bazaar' being held to raise money to clear the debt on building the orphanage. The Annual Reports of the Child Welfare Department from 1935 to 1940 showed the Independent Order of Oddfellows Orphanage as being licensed to care for children under six years of age, who were not on a Departmental subsidy. The number of children reported in each of these years in this category was: 1935: 1 child; 1936: 6 children; 1937: 3 children; 1938-40: 1 child in each year.

Details

[Taken from the Western Australian guide Signposts:]

Brief History: From 1935 to 1940, the Annual Reports of the Child Welfare Department showed the Independent Order of Oddfellows Orphanage as being licensed to care for children under six years of age, who were not on a Departmental subsidy. The number of children reported in each of these years in this category was: 1935: 1 child; 1936: 6 children; 1937: 3 children; 1938-40: 1 child in each year.

Records
No records are known to exist, however the Battye Library is always a good starting place for information about Western Australian history.

The Department for Child Protection may have information about people who believe they were residents of the Orphanage.

The Independent Order of Oddfellows still exists as an organisation, but no longer operates a residential child care facility. It is unknown whether they hold any relevant records.

Contact
For people wishing to access the Battye Library's collection of historical material:
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

For enquiries about records and other information:
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/

Events

1914? - 1940?
The Independent Order of Oddfellows' Orphanage privided care in Cottesloe?. Location: Cottesloe

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Related Organisations

  • Freedom of Information, Department for Child Protection WA

    Freedom of Information encourages people to search for their records. However, they do ask people to be aware that files 'can be limited in the amount and type of information they hold. This is because the information which was recorded depended on the extent of contact with the person or the family. Sometimes records are incomplete, have pages missing or the writing has deteriorated and is unreadable, and some files have been destroyed. The Department is making every effort to preserve the remaining records.'

  • Ugly Men's Voluntary Worker's Association Inc. (1917 - 1948)

Publications

Reports

  • Western Australia. Child Welfare Department, Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Department, Perth [W.A.], 1929-1972. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) [website], 2000-2011, http://www.clan.org.au/; 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: Leanne Howard

Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 5 February 2013