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Country School and Working Children’s Hostels

‘Country School and Working Children’s Hostels’ is a digital copy of a map included (p.61) in the Annual Report 1979 of the Department for Community Welfare. It shows the location of education and employment hostels for Aboriginal children and young people in WA and the hostel’s purpose (school or work). The map also shows the…

Raft afloat [Beverley Cottages]

‘Raft afloat’ is a digital copy of an article from Djawal-Idi. It shows images of children from the Centrecare Children’s Cottages at Beverley on a rafting excursion, and their instructions showing how to make a raft.

Salvation Army Nedlands drawings and plans

‘Salvation Army Nedlands drawings and plans’ is a digital copy of five images held in the Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Nedlands Library Pictorial Collection. The item shows pencil drawings, apparently from memory by an unknown person, of the buildings and layout of the Salvation Army Boys’ Home and Hollywood Children’s Village. It shows the bonfire…

Claremont Hospital Plan, 1968

Claremont Hospital Plan, 1968 is a digital copy of an image that was part of the Mental Health Museum WA Inc’s collection of images. The image shows the main facilities at the hospital, including ‘J’ Block, which was the wing for children and young people.

Swanbourne Hospital, Graylands Hospital Map

This is a digital copy of a map that was part of the the historical images held by the Mental Health Museum WA Inc.

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Swan Homes

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It gives information about the pocket money for their voyage, supplied to child migrants coming from Britain to Swan Homes.

Moss Report Implementation [Exerpt] – Fairbridge

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It has information about the Fairbridge Farm School at Pinjarra in Western Australia.

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Health Examinations

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a letter from the Child Welfare Department in Western Australia. The letter gives a brief summary of the types of health examinations that were planned to…

Moss Report Implementation [Excerpt] – Methodist Homes for Children

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a letter from the Child Welfare Department in Western Australia. This excerpt from the letter refers to pocket money for British child migrants at the Methodist…

Moss Report [Excerpt] – Pocket Money

This is an excerpt from the digital copy of the John Moss Report on Child Migration – Implementation of Recommendations from the National Archives of Australia website. It is a brief summary of the types and amount of pocket money which the Australian institutions reportedly gave to child migrants from Britain. These institutions were the…