Bridgetown Group Home

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Bridgetown Group Home (also known as ‘Mullina’) was a government-run facility established in 1976 to accommodate Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children from the local area in a family-type home. It is possible that Bridgetown had closed by 1980.

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Department for Community Welfare, State of Western Australia (1972 - 1985)

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This page was written by Debra Rosser, last updated 15 February 2023. Sources used to create this entry:

Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, 2004. Relevance: pp.120-121 View Publication Details

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Western Australia. Department for Community Welfare, Annual Report: Department for Community Welfare, 1973 - 1984. View Publication Details

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1976
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1980
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Mullina Group Home

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1976 - 1980

Bridgetown Group Home provided residential care at Bridgetown, Western Australia (Building Unknown)

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