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Western Australia - Organisation
Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (1895 - 2001)
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W.A. Institute and Industrial School for the Blind, Mayland, 1950, 1950, courtesy of State Library of Western Australia.
DETAILS
- From
- 1895
- To
- 2001
- Categories
- Care Provider, Non-denominational, Disability Institution, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Western Australian Industrial School for the Blind
- Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind
- Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind, W.A.
- West Australian Institute and Industrial School for the Blind
- RIB
The Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (RIB) was established in 1895 as the WA Industrial School for the Blind in Maylands. It was run by a private committee of 'subscribers' who supported the Institute financially. Children lived and went to school at the Institute and there was also a workshop and living quarters for adults who were blind. Over the years, the residential program changed. In 2001, the RIB merged with the WA Deaf-Blind Association to become Senses Foundation Inc.
Locations
- 1895 - 2001
- Location - The Western Australian Industrial School for the Blind was established. It continued operating, with occasional name changes, for over 100 years on a large block running between Whatley Crescent and Guildford Road, Maylands.
Timeline
- 1895 - 2001
- Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind
- 2001 -
- Senses Foundation Inc.
- Series Title
- Files - Chief Protector of Aborigines (1898 - 1908)
- Date Range
- 1898 - 1908
- Reference
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S3005
[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
- Collection Title
- Senses Foundation Inc. Records, State Library of Western Australia (1895 - 2001)
- Date Range
- 1895 - 2001
- Reference
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MN 2707
[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
W.A. Institute and Industrial School for the Blind, Mayland, 1950