Carnarvon Teens Hostel (1968 - 1984)

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From

1968

To

1984?

Categories

Hostel, Home, Churches of Christ

Alternative Names

Working Youth Hostel
Town Hostel
Carnavon Hostel

Carnarvon Teens Hostel was a hostel for around ten young people (male and female) in Carnarvon. It opened in 1968, and was part of the Carnarvon Mission that was run the Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board (Inc). The hostel aimed to give young people from Carnarvon Mission (later, Ingada Village) an opportunity to live in the Carnarvon township while going to high school, or while they were working.It was located near the Christian Centre and church, and closed in the mid-1980s.

1968 - 1984?: Location - Carnarvon Teens Hostel was on Robinson St, Carnarvon

Series Title: Files - Aborigines Departments (1926 - 1972)
Date Range: 1926 - 1972
Reference: S2030 [State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
Contact: Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
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Collection Title: Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records (1886 - 2004)
Date Range: 1886 - 2004
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
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Collection Title: Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board Photographs, Western Australia
Date Range: -
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Executive Director, Global Mission Partners:
Street Address: 114 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville SA 5031
Postal Address: PO Box 341, Torrensville Plaza SA 5031
Phone: (08) 8352 3466
Fax: (08) 8234 5373
Email: jgilmore@gmp.org.au
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