Battye Library, MN 381, Minute books of the Girls’ Friendly Society, ACC 1943A are the minute books of the Diocesan Council of the Girls’ Friendly Society (1893-1953); of the Executive Committee (1917-1967); of the AGM (1933-1959). The minute books have not been examined by the Find & Connect web resource project to ascertain whether the…
Anglicare WA, records is a collection of records and historical information that may be relevant to people who were placed in residential programs run by Anglicare including: Anglicare Emergency Foster Scheme; Anglicare Fostering Futures; Anglicare Homesharers; Anglicare Youth House; Armadale Youth Accommodation Service; Chesterfield House and Rockingham Youth External Accommodation Project; and Yes! Housing. Anglicare…
Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia, Records is a collection of records and historical information that may be relevant to people who were placed in Homes including: Anglican Farm School, Stoneville, Forrest River Mission; Padbury Boys’ Farm School, Parkerville Children’s Home; Perth Boys’ Orphanage and Perth Girls’ Orphanage; Redhill; Seaside House, Coogee; Swan Boys’ Orphanage;…
Centrecare is the organisation that has inherited the history and any existing records of Centrecare Family Services and Centrecare Marriage and Family Services. It is also the custodian of existing records from Centrecare Children’s Cottages, which was re-named Djooraminda in August 1992. The exact holdings are unknown, but there may be information relevant to people…
Wanslea Family Services Records is an archival collection of records dated between 1940 to 2004. It includes records about the Wanslea Hostel, Cottesloe and the Wanslea ‘Community Care Program’ (‘foster care program’). Wanslea Family Services has paper files, microfilm, photographs and digital files that include admission records, case notes, letters, and annual reports. Access Conditions…
The Aborigines Protection Board in the Colony of Western Australia continued the role of the Aboriginal Protection Board in the Crown Colony of Western Australia from 1890. The Board was responsible for the welfare of all Aboriginal people in Western Australia. This included the care, custody and education of all Aboriginal children, and the power…
This file in the National Archives of Australia contains reports to the Commonwealth Department of Immigration about children who had come as unaccompanied child migrants to Western Australia. Some children are named in the file, and there are general reports on educational and health conditions as well as correspondence about bringing Maltese child migrants to…
The child migration selection documents for Maltese children were created by the Chief Migration Officer of Australia House in Rome under the Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme. Many of the records hold a lot of information about children from Malta (and their brothers and sisters if they were travelling together). However, some records unfortunately have less…
The title of this series at the National Archives of Australia (‘child migrant selection documents)’ is a bit misleading, because these records don’t usually give any information about why a child was ‘selected’ to come to Australia, except for his/her general medical fitness. These documents were prepared by the child’s guardian before they left Britain…
This series comprises 2 books of duplicate copies of Certificates of Naturalisation as Australian citizens for Children (special cases). Prior to 1949, people wishing to become naturalised in Australia were made British citizens. However, from 26 January 1949 (Australia Day), people who immigrated to Australia were able to apply for Australian citizenship. Children who arrived…
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