Pukulari Cottage, in the Kalgoorlie suburb of Boulder, was established in 1974 as part of the Kurrawang Mission run by the Christian Brethren. Its purpose was to provide accommodation for up to 12 children from Kurrawang to take part in community life as well as going to school in Kalgoorlie. In 1984 the Kurrawang Mission closed and it is possible that ownership of Pukulari, as a Kurrawang asset, was transferred to the Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community Inc as part of the assets belonging to the mission.
The Western Australian government has agreed to be a funder of last resort for this institution. This means that although the institution is now defunct, it is participating in the National Redress Scheme, and the government has agreed to pay the institution’s share of costs of providing redress to a person (as long as the government is found to be equally responsible for the abuse a person experienced).
From
1974
To
1984
Alternative Names
Puckalari
Pukulari
Kurrawang town house
1974 - 1984
Pukulari Cottage was located at 288 Burt Street, Boulder, in the township of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
