Sisters of St John of God, Kimberley, Records is a collection of memorabilia, documents, audio-visual items and 34,000 photographs. These are kept, and some are on display in the Heritage Centre in Broome, Western Australia. Access Conditions Some items in this collection are open for public access, while others have restricted access. For access to…
Parkerville Children’s Home, Records is a collection of admission and discharge registers dating from approximately 1903 (some years are missing); case files from the early 1970s, and a very large collection of photographs which have been digitised. There are records for: Belmont Cottage, Fremantle Cottage, Jenny House, and Parkerville Children’s Home. Access Conditions Access to…
Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board Photographs, Western Australia is a very large collection of photographs of people and Homes run by the Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board (1942-2009). These records are now held by Global Mission Partners. There may be photographs from: Bamburra Hostel, Carnarvon Hostel, Carnarvon Mission, Fairhaven Hostel, Norseman…
Pallotines, Records is a collection of records held by the Archives of the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers – Australian Region. The collection has not been described in detail but there are relevant records for the Pallottine Mission Centre, Riverton and Rossmoyne and the Pallottine Mission, Tardun. Access Conditions Please contact the Pallottine Archivist to access…
Yorganop holds records for children placed in out of home and foster care by the agency. Access Conditions Access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. Please contact Yorganop directly to request access.
Gnowangerup Mission records, 1927-1962 [microform] is a collection held on microfilm in the Battye Library’s Private Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. Records include marriage registers, burial and birth certificates, lists of residents, a ration register, and financial records for a range of years. Records are restricted to protect people’s privacy. The…
Baptist Union of WA, Records is the collection of records that relate to the out of home ‘care’ activities of different Baptist Churches and agencies in Western Australia. The Baptist Union of WA accommodated Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and young people, in Perth and elsewhere in the State. Records include some photographs. Access Conditions Some…
The Salvation Army, Nedlands Library Local Studies Collection is a small collection of photographs, oral histories, books and other memorabilia relating to the Salvation Army, the Salvation Army Boy’s Home and the Hollywood Children’s Village. Some of these can be found through the online catalogue, but there are other items that can be seen by…
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records is a collection of records relating to Aboriginal family history in Western Australia. The collection includes records held in the State Records Office; copies of the Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell genealogies, photographs, journals and data; copies of the Elkin genealogies for the Kimberley region; and the Jan…
‘Western Australian Foundation for Deaf Children, records’ is a collection of records from the West Australian Deaf and Dumb Institution, the West Australian School for the Deaf and Dumb and the WA School for Deaf Children. These are held in the Battye Library’s Private Archives Collection. The collection includes personal files relating to children, including…