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Western Australian Foundation for Deaf Children, records, State Library of Western Australia

‘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…

St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Records

St John of God Subiaco may have records of your hospitalisation. Although the hospital started in 1898, the record collection is not complete. However, there are maternity records from 1963, some admission and discharge registers and also some medical records. Records may include: Maternity records from 1963 Searchable adoptions and foster discharge index Admission and…

St Anne’s Hospital Records

The St Anne’s Hospital Records date from around 1937 until 1982. They are related to St Anne’s Nursing Home and St Anne’s Maternity Home/Hospital. The collection includes records such as birth registers, admission and discharge records, and medical records. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. To access…

Youth Justice Records

Youth justice records have, since July 1994, been under the control of the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Justice and (from 2006) the Department of Corrective Services. People who are looking for youth detention records should contact the Department for Child Protection and Family Support for pre-1994 records and the Department for Corrective Services…

Collection of material relating to Mentally Incurable Children’s Association, State Library of Western Australia

Collection of material relating to Mentally Incurable Children’s Association, State Library of Western Australia (1978 – 1980s) is a small collection of brochures and promotional material about the organisation that ran Nulsen Haven. This information is held in the State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection. The State Library…

Slow Learning Children’s Group of W.A. records, 1950-1980

The State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection contains records of the Slow Learning Children’s Group. The collection includes minutes of meetings, history, newspaper cuttings, and promotional leaflets. Access Conditions This collection is open and available for public access. To access these records please contact the State Library of…

Collection of information relating to the Slow Learning Children’s Group of W.A., State Library of Western Australia

The State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection contains records of the Slow Learning Children’s Group. This collection is identified by the Ephemera number PR9182. The collection mostly contains brochures that describe the Slow Learning Children’s Group’s services, resource and key events, including fundraising. Access Conditions This collection is…

Activ Foundation : collection of ephemera material, State Library of Western Australia

The State Library of Western Australia’s JS Battye Library of West Australian History Collection contains records of the Activ Foundation. This collection is identified by the Ephemera number PR1370. The collection mostly contains brochures that describe Activ Foundation services, products and key events. Access Conditions This collection is open and accessible by the public. For…

Senses Foundation Inc. Records, State Library of Western Australia

The Senses Foundation Inc Records is a collection of records and photographs from the Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind and its predecessors. It is held in the Battye Library’s Private Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. Access Conditions Many of the records relating to people who have been in out…

Methodist Church of Australasia. Dept. of Overseas Missions collection, 1830-1971, 1980, State Library of New South Wales

Methodist Church of Australasia. Dept. of Overseas Missions collection, 1830-1971, 1980 is an aggregated collection of records of the administrative and field activities of the Methodist Church Overseas Missions in the Pacific region, including Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, New Guinea and Northern Australia and others. The collection includes minutes of various boards and…