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Western Australia - Organisation
Maria Goretti Home (1968 - 1974)
- From
- 1968
- To
- 1974
- Categories
- Catholic, Home, Babies' Home
The Maria Goretti Home opened in 1968 on the site of the former Holy Child Orphanage in Broome. It was run by the Catholic Diocese of Broome as a residential nursery and kindergarten for up to 12 Aboriginal babies and children, especially those born at the Derby Leprosarium. Many of the children would have been placed by child welfare authorities, but private admissions would also have been possible. The Home later became part of a youth centre which also included an infants' school. The Maria Goretti Home closed in 1974.
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Government reports Signposts 2004, p.312) show that the Maria Goretti Home opened in 1968 on the 'newly renovated' site formerly occupied by the Holy Child Orphanage. When it opened, 11 children under the age of four years were admitted. The Home was administered and staffed 'by lay missionaries'. Later, a youth centre, school for 'infants' and club rooms and amenities for the basketball court, were added. 'Plagued by high overheads and minimal income the home was forced to close in 1974'.
Locations
- 1968 - 1974
- Location - The Maria Goretti Home was located on Barker Street, Broome
- Series Title
- Administration Files - Northern District Office [N.D.G Sequence] (1950 - 1974)
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1974
- Reference
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S46
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the Search Room, State Records Office of Western Australia:
Address: Alexander Library Building, James Street West Entrance, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Fax: (08) 9427 3638
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1990
- Reference
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Series 1099
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - General (1899 - 1987)
- Date Range
- 1899 - 1987
- Reference
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S268
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the Freedom of Information Coordinator, Department of Health:
Postal address: PO Box 8172, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: (08) 9222 6411
Email: FOI.DOH@health.wa.gov.au
Website: https://www.healthywa.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Access-my-WA-Health-medical-records
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