Gilmore House, in Medina, was opened in 1988 as a government-run group home that accommodated children, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, from the southwestern metropolitan area. It was located in premises previously occupied by the Medina Hostel. It is uncertain how long Gilmore House operated, but it possibly had closed by 2005. In 2014, the premises were…
Gilliamia Hostel in Onslow was established in 1961 as a government-run Aboriginal education and employment hostel for school-age children and young people of working age who came from outstations and communities to the township of Onslow for school or, occasionally, work. Gilliamia closed in 1990. Government reports (Signposts 2004, pp.218-220) show that Gilliamia was a…
Westview was the new name given to the Geraldton Group Home in 1981 when it moved to new premises. It was a government-run facility providing accommodation for children aged 0-17 years, including Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children who were wards of the State and those who were not wards. Over the years, Westview has been involved…
Geraldton Boys’ Employment Hostel was a government-run hostel for (mostly) Aboriginal boys of working-age in Geraldton. It was established around 1973 and closed in 1979. The building was later used by the Aboriginal Boomerang Council Inc for the Boomerang Youth Hostel. In government records, this hostel is sometimes referred to as an ‘Anglican hostel’. It…
Fourteen was a government-run hostel in central Perth, established for up to 12 teenage boys who had been released under supervision from Riverbank. All boys were wards of the State (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) and went out to work or training from Fourteen. It closed in 1979 and was replaced by the Victoria Park (Riverbank) Annexe….
The Fitzroy Crossing Hostel was run by the United Aborigines Mission from around 1956. By 1971 there were 80 primary school age Aboriginal children at the hostel. It was run by the Department for Community Welfare from 1972 until 1976 when it was replaced by the Fitzroy Crossing Group Homes (Burawa Hostel). The Fitzroy Crossing…
Fitzroy Crossing Group Homes, or Burawa, provided government-run accommodation for up to eight Aboriginal children with Aboriginal house parents in three Homes. By 1979 there was only one Home open and it was converted to a hostel in 1980. In around 1987 Burawa became part of the Junjuwa Community. Government reports (Signposts 2004, pp.205-207) show…
Doubleview Group Home (also known as the Innaloo or Metropolitan Group Home) was established in 1983. It was government-run and provided emergency, short and medium term accommodation for school-age children including those who were wards of the State. Doubleview Group Home closed during the early 1990s. When the Doubleview Group Home opened in 1983, authorities…
The Derby Group Home was established in 1979 as a government-run, short to medium-term accommodation facility mostly for Aboriginal children in the Derby region. By 1982 it offered emergency accommodation only. It is possible that Derby closed for short periods when there was no demand, and it is possible that it was no longer operating…
Derby Hostel was established by the United Aborigines Mission in 1956 as a residential child care facility for Aboriginal children going to primary and high school in Derby. Until 1963, the Commissioner of Native Welfare was the guardian of all children at the hostel. In 1975, the Department for Community Welfare took over the running…
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