Government Receiving Depot (1907 - 1935)

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Government Receiving Home, Mt Lawley, 1926, 1926, courtesy of Department for Child Protection and Family Support, Annual Report of the State Children Department, 1926, p.2.
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1907

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1935

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Children's Home, Government-run, Receiving Home, Home

Alternative Names

Government Receiving Home for Children

Government Receiving Depot (Subiaco 1907; West Perth 1916; Mount Lawley 1921) was the new name given in 1907 to the Government Industrial School and Receiving Depot. All children committed under the State Children Act 1907 were sent to the Government Receiving Depot before being boarded out, or placed in an 'orphanage' or industrial school (reformatory). It continued under the name, Government Receiving Home, from 1935.

1907 - 1916: Address - The Government Receiving Depot was located on the corner of Railway Parade and Barker Road, Subiaco
1916 - 1921: Address - The Government Receiving Depot relocated to the corner of Marquis and Wellington Streets, West Perth.
1921 - 1935: Address - The Government Receiving Depot relocated to the corner of Lord and Walcott Streets, Mount Lawley

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1893 - 1907: Government Industrial School
1907 - 1935: Government Receiving Depot
1935 - 1952: Government Receiving Home

Series Title: Admission Registers of the Government Receiving Home [Walcott Street, Mt Lawley] (1894 - 1988)
Date Range: 1894 - 1988
Reference: -
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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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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Series Title: Correspondence Files, Colonial Secretary's Office, Chief Secretary's Department (1883 - 1983)
Date Range: 1883 - 1983
Reference: AU WA S675 [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
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Government Receiving Home, Mt Lawley, 1926

Reception Home front door, 1921

Reception Home doors, 1921

Government Receiving Depot (1907 - 1935)

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