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Western Australia - Organisation
Memorial Cottage, Roleystone (1942 - 1944)
- From
- 1942
- To
- 1944
- Categories
- Cottage Home, Protestant, Home
Memorial Cottage was the name given to the Sister Kate's Children's Cottage home during its wartime evacuation to Roleystone in the Darling Ranges outside Perth. This cottage was purchased with funds donated from England in memory of Archdeacon Lefroy, hence the name 'Memorial Cottage'. After a couple of years, the children and staff moved back to Queen's Park.
Locations
- 1942 - 1944
- Address - Some children and staff from Sister Kate's Children's Home at Queen's Park relocated to Memorial Cottage, Lot 22 (538) Brookton Highway, in Roleystone during World War II.
- 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
- Collection Title
- Sister Kate's Child and Family Services Private Archives, State Library of Western Australia (1944 - 2002)
- Date Range
- 1944 - 2002
- Reference
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MN 957
[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
- Marjorie Van de Berg interviewed by W. John E. Bannister in the Bringing them home oral history project (2000)
- Date Range
- 2000 - 2000
- Reference
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376294
[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
Memorial Cottage Roleystone 2008
Memorial Cottage Heritage Register
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