Department of Communities, Freedom of Information - Contact Details

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For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:

Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959

Phone: (08) 6414 3344

Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au

Website: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/department-of-communities-freedom-of-information-foi

Related Archival Series

Former Child Migrants Referral Index (1913 - 1968)
Admission Registers of the Government Receiving Home [Walcott Street, Mt Lawley] (1894 - 1988)
Bridgewater Admissions Register (1969 - 1983)
Children's Court Register (1908 - 1973)
Client Files, Child Protection and Family Support [and its predecessors] (1921 - current)
Family Information Research System (1921 - current)
Former Child Migrants Blue Index Cards (1947 - 1968)
Files - Child Welfare, State Records Office of Western Australia (1 January 1917 - 16 June 1972)
Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (25 August 1908 - 23 December 1990)
Communicare Records (1977? - c. 1991)
Indentures (Guardianship) (1947 - 1960)
Correspondence Files - Kalgoorlie Office (1964 - 1970)

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Methodist Home for Children: reports and general correspondence (Volume 1 of 2) (15 November 1923 - 18 July 1942)
Wards Resident in Institutions - Vocational Guidance Reports - Policy & General Correspondence (16 March 1950 - 19 February 1965)

Related Organisations

Department of Communities, State Government of Western Australia (2017 - current)

Related Archival Collections

Records of the Department of Child Protection and Family Support, and predecessors (1894 - current)

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This page was written by Constance Thurley-Hart, last updated 28 June 2024.

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