Please contact the State Records Office of Western Australia:
Postal Address: 25 Francis Street, Perth, WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
Quote this number to access your records: State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number, S1779
These records are held by State Records Office of Western Australia (24 July 2001 - current).
Files – Aboriginal Affairs is a record series created by the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority and the Aboriginal Affairs Department, including correspondence from earlier departments. It contains general files dealing with Aboriginal matters, particularly those relating to land rights and Aboriginal reserves, and includes a small number of records relating to missions and institutions that housed children. It is unclear whether these records contain information about the children housed in these institutions. Many of the records in this series are undated, however the item number gives an approximate date for each item.
Files – Aboriginal Affairs contains the following records that may be of relevance to people who spent time in missions or other institutions as children: