Bourkedale (1972 - 1985?)

From

1972

To

1985?

Categories

Cottage Home, Home, Methodist and Uniting Church

Alternative Names

Uniting Church Hostel (also known as)

Bourkedale was established in 1972 as one of the Mofflyn residential services run by the Methodist and then Uniting Church. Bourkedale provided mostly long-term residential care in a home setting. It is unclear exactly when Bourkedale closed, but it was open until at least 1985.

Events

1972 - 1985?: Location - Bourkedale Cottage provided residential care in North Perth. Location: North Perth

Run By

Methodist Homes for Children (1922 - 1977)
Date: 1972 - 1977
Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services (1984 - 2006)
Date: 1984 - 1985?
Uniting Church Child and Family Care Services (1977 - 1984?)
Date: 1977 - 1980

Related Archival Collections

Uniting WA Records (1920s - )

Related Archival Series

Publications

Journals

Uniting Church in Australia (WA Synod), Department of Media (ed.), Western Impact, 1977-2007. Details

Online Resources

Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx. Details
Mofflyn, 'Submission No. 160 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details

Photos

Title: The 'Homes' Herald, 1974 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Type: Document
Date: December 1974
Source: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives

Details

Title: The 'Homes' Herald, 1978 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Type: Document
Date: December 1978
Source: Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: The 'Homes' Herald, 1974 [Methodist Homes for Children] [Document], Date: December 1974; Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx; Mofflyn, 'Submission No. 160 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist; State Records Office of Western Australia, Wards - Director's Approval to Transfer from one Institution to Another and Amend Training, Reference Code AU WA S1099- cons2607 A0191 V4 (p.71) - page numbers refer to PDF page number in digital file held by the Department of Communities (Child Protection and Family Support) in 2017.

Prepared by: Debra Rosser

Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 20 November 2018

Bourkedale (1972 - 1985?)