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Western Australia - Organisation
Government Receiving Home (1935 - 1952)
- From
- 1935
- To
- 1952
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Receiving Home, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Mt Lawley Reception Home
- Receiving Home
- Receiving Depot
Government Receiving Home was the new name given in 1935 to the Government Receiving Depot in Mount Lawley, giving temporary accommodation to children awaiting placements with foster parents or institutions. In 1953 Government Receiving Home became the Child Welfare Reception Home.
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The Government Receiving Home, Mount Lawley, continued the Government Receiving Depot from 1935. It gave temporary accommodation to children who were taken into 'care' as they awaited placement with foster parents or institutions. It also accommodated children who were awaiting medical or dental treatment in Perth, or who were scheduled for appearance at the Children's Court. Private admissions were also accommodated.
Locations
- 1935 - 1952
- Address - The Government Receiving Home was on the corner of Walcott and Lord Streets, Mount Lawley
Timeline
- 1907 - 1935
- Government Receiving Depot
- 1935 - 1952
- Government Receiving Home
- 1953 - 1972
- Child Welfare Reception Home
- 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
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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 - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1990
- Reference
-
Series 1099
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- 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
DETAILS
- Item Title
- Joy Milligan interviewed by Mary Hutchison for the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (2012)
- Date Range
- 2012 - 2012
- Reference
-
5917608
[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
- John Alexander interviewed by John Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording] (1999)
- Date Range
- 1999 - 1999
- Reference
-
2939454
[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
- Admission Registers of the Government Receiving Home [Walcott Street, Mt Lawley] (1894 - 1988)
- Date Range
- 1894 - 1988
- Reference
-
-
- 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
- Item Title
- John Walsh interviewed by Hamish Sewell in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (2011)
- Date Range
- 2011 - 2011
- Reference
-
5153279
[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 - 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
Reception Home front door, 1921
Reception Home doors, 1921
All On Together [Government Receiving Home]
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