Withnell House (1952 - 1969)

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From: 1952
To: 1969?
Categories: Salvation Army, Children's Home, Hostel, Home, Adolescent Care

Withnell House was located in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. It was a hostel run by the Salvation Army from 1952 for boys who were Wards (migrant or Australian-born) who worked in the city. Withnell House ceased to be a hostel for boys in 1969. From that time, the building became known "Withnell House Girls' Home"; it accommodated residents and staff from transferred to Mount Lawley from the former Salvation Army Girls' Home, Cottesloe.

1952? - 1969: Address - Withnell House was located at 68 Guildford Road, Mount Lawley

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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Collection Title: Children's Homes, Heritage and Memorabilia (1880 - )
Date Range: 1880 -
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Archivist, Salvation Army Heritage Centre:
Street Address: 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Postal Address: PO Box 18185, Collins Street East, Melbourne VIC 8003
Phone: (03) 9639 3618
Fax: (03) 9639 3618
Email: lindsay.cox@aus.salvationarmy.org /
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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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Series Title: Children's Homes Files (1897 - 2012)
Date Range: 1897 - 2012
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Historical Records Department, The Salvation Army
Postal Address: PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Phone: (03) 8878 2404
Email: historicalrecords@salvationarmy.org.au
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Series Title: Index to the War Cry (1883 - )
Date Range: 1883 -
Reference: -
Contact: Please contact the Archivist, Salvation Army Heritage Centre:
Street Address: 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Postal Address: PO Box 18185, Collins Street East, Melbourne VIC 8003
Phone: (03) 9639 3618
Fax: (03) 9639 3618
Email: lindsay.cox@aus.salvationarmy.org /
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Item Title: Ken Pound interviewed by Gwenda Davey in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (2010)
Date Range: 2010 - 2010
Reference: 5039271 [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/
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