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Western Australia - Organisation
Mogumber (1951 - 1974)
- From
- 1951
- To
- 1974
- Categories
- Mission, Methodist, School, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Mogumber Native Mission
- Moore River the Mogumber Mission
Mogumber was run by the Methodist Overseas Mission from 1951 on the site of the Moore River Native Settlement. Aboriginal children and young people of all ages were placed there by parents, child welfare authorities or the Children's Court. In the 1970s, some children were moved from Mogumber to houses in Perth. In 1974, Mogumber became the Mogumber Training Centre which carried on programs and out of home care for Aboriginal children after Mogumber closed.
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Mogumber was run by the Methodist Overseas Mission from 18 August 1951 when the Department of Native Affairs handed over the Moore River Native Settlement. Aboriginal children and young people of all ages were placed there by parents, child welfare authorities or the Children's Court. Until 1963, children at Mogumber were under the guardianship of the Commissioners of Native Affairs and Native Welfare.
In the 1970s, some children were moved from Mogumber to houses in Perth.
In 1974, Mogumber became the Mogumber Training Centre.
Locations
- 1951 - 1974
- Location - Mogumber was located near the head of the Moore River, off Bindoon Moora Road
Timeline
- 1918 - 1951
- Moore River Native Settlement
- 1951 - 1974
- Mogumber
- 1974 - 1980
- Mogumber Training Centre
- Item Title
- Gerard Warber interviewed by W. John E. Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project (2000)
- Date Range
- 2000 - 2000
- Reference
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376200
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
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Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives, Records (1918 - 1980s)
- Date Range
- 1918 - 1980
- Reference
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-
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Baby's bath [motion picture], State Library of Western Australia (1962)
- Date Range
- 1962 - 1962
- Reference
-
J400228
[State Library of Western Australia Call Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the State Library of Western Australia:
Postal address: 25 Francis Street, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3111
Email: info@slwa.wa.gov.au
Website: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Harold White interviewed by Marnie Richardson in the Bringing them home oral history project (2000)
- Date Range
- 2000 - 2000
- Reference
-
2286576
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Heather Vicenti interviewed by Marnie Richardson in the Bringing them home oral history project (2001)
- Date Range
- 2001 - 2001
- Reference
-
3005756
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Sealin Garlett interviewed by John Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project, National Library of Australia (2001)
- Date Range
- 2001 - 2001
- Reference
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2475370
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Jim Dawes interviewed by Karen George in the Bringing them home oral history project (2001)
- Date Range
- 2001 - 2001
- Reference
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878650
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - General (1899 - 1987)
- Date Range
- 1899 - 1987
- Reference
-
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
For enquiries regarding records of hospitals or health providers that are still in operation, please contact the hospital or health provider directly. Contact details for each hospital can be found using the link provided above.
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Helen McMillan interviewed by John Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project (2001)
- Date Range
- 2001 - 2001
- Reference
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931626
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Aborigines Departments (1926 - 1972)
- Date Range
- 1926 - 1972
- Reference
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S2030
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Administration Files - South West District Office [annual single number sequence] (1950 - 1972)
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1972
- Reference
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AU WA S3988
[State Records Office Of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
-
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 - Departmental [Education Department] (1885 - 2000)
- Date Range
- 1885 - 2000
- Reference
-
S24
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- 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
- Administration Files - South West District Office [S.D. Sequence] (1949 - 1976)
- Date Range
- 1949 - 1976
- Reference
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S47
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Cedric Jacobs interviewed by W. John E. Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project (1999)
- Date Range
- 1999 - 1999
- Reference
-
1821451
[National Library of Australia Bib ID]
- Contact
-
Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Records of Mogumber Agricultural School (1952 - 1979)
- Date Range
- 1952 - 1979
- Reference
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S3756; S4257; S4257; S4258; S4259; S4359
[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
- Collection Title
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records (1886 - 2004)
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2004
- Reference
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- Contact
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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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Aboriginal Affairs (1908 - 1997)
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1997
- Reference
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S1779
[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
The 'Homes' Herald, 1978 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Chapel at Mogumber Methodist Mission, 1964
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