Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home (1947 - 1962)

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Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home, 1947, courtesy of Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia..
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1947

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1962?

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Children's Home, Presbyterian, Home, Farm School

Alternative Names

Benmore Farm Training School
Benmore

Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home (often known as Benmore Farm Training School) was established by the Council Presbyterian Children's Homes in 1947 in Caversham. Originally, it was an agricultural school for older boys but by 1956 girls and boys as young as 5 years old were placed at Benmore. Children who were wards of the state and private children were admitted. Benmore had closed by 1963.

1947 - 1962?: Location - Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home was situated on 20 hectares of land along the Swan River on Middle Swan Road, Caversham

Series Title: Files - Child Welfare, State Records Office of Western Australia (1917 - 1972)
Date Range: 1917 - 1972
Reference: 3172 [State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
Contact: 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
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Series Title: Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
Date Range: 1908 - 1990
Reference: Series 1099 [State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
Contact: 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
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Series Title: Uniting Church Archives Children's Homes Database, Western Australia (1922? - 1980s)
Date Range: 1922 - 1980
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Archivist, Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives:
Street Address: 91 Edward Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal Address: GPO Box M952, Perth WA 6843
Phone: (08) 9260 9800
Fax: (08) 9227 6416
Email: archiveswa@wa.uca.org.au
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Collection Title: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives, Records (1918 - 1980s)
Date Range: 1918 - 1980
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Archivist, Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives:
Street Address: 91 Edward Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal Address: GPO Box M952, Perth WA 6843
Phone: (08) 9260 9800
Fax: (08) 9227 6416
Email: archiveswa@wa.uca.org.au
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