The State Records Office of Western Australia holds a collection of records created by Claremont Mental Hospital. This collection includes record series relating to patients (including admissions, discharges, treatments, and case notes), visitors, staffing, farm management, photographs, and general administration and finances. These records relate to patients admitted to Claremont Mental Hospital, however they also…
The State Records Office of Western Australia holds a collection of records created by Fremantle Asylum. This collection includes record series relating to patients, including admissions, discharges, treatments, case notes, and “occurrences”. These records relate to patients admitted to Fremantle Asylum, however they also include some records relating to patients transferred to Claremont Mental Hospital….
Schenk family papers is a collection of items donated by the Schenk family to the State Library of Western Australia. Roy Schenk established the Mount Margaret Mission as an Australian Aborigines Mission facility (it was later run by the United Aborigines Mission). The collection, which is described by a Manuscript Note, includes correspondence, diaries, historical…
The Marribank Children’s Homes [Katanning] is a small collection of information about Marribank, which was run by the Baptist Aboriginal Mission on behalf of the Baptist Union in Western Australia. The collection is held by the State Library of Western Australia. Access Conditions Open. Please contact the State Library of Western Australia so the item…
Records of Warburton Mission: 1949-1967 (incomplete) [manuscript] is a collection of records relating to the United Aborigines Mission at Warburton. The collection is held by the State Library of Western Australia and includes day books, and journals of telegrams and radio messages for the years 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955-1956, 1962-1964, and 1966-67. Access Conditions Open….
The Mowanjum Collection: Barunga Bequest is a collection of items relating to people who lived at Mowanjum Mission. It is held by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Most of the collection dates from 1971 and it includes family history data. AIATSIS has prepared an online finding aid, known as…
Papers [manuscript] is a collection of papers from Colin V. Alexander. The papers recount Colin’s memories of his boyhood at the Salvation Army Boys’ Home, Nedlands and include photocopies of references from the Home’s manager. Access Conditions Open. The collection is available to view at the State Library of Western Australia. Please contact them so…
Kellerberrin Preventorium is a collection of two items relating to the St Joseph’s Preventorium, held by the State Library of Western Australia. There is a reproduction of a letter written by Stuart Patterson, who was the donor who established St Joseph’s. There is also a copy of the Constitution of the Preventorium. Access Conditions Open….
United Aborigines Mission, Records of activities in Western Australia is a collection held by UAM Archives. Update on the records of the United Aborigines Mission, July 2022 The Find & Connect web resource contains descriptions of records known to have been held by the United Aborigines Mission. These descriptions have been compiled from publicly available…
Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Perth Archives is a collection of registers, records, photographs, artefacts and memorabilia relating to Benevolent Institution for Aboriginal Children, St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage, St Vincent’s Foundling Home Subiaco, Subiaco Boys’ Orphanage and St Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage for Girls and Catherine McAuley Centre. Access Conditions…
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