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Western Australia - Organisation
Government Receiving Home (1935 - 1952)
- From
- 1935
- To
- 1952
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Home and Receiving Home
- Alternative Names
- Mt Lawley Reception Home (also known as, 1935)
- Receiving Depot (also known as)
- Receiving Home (also known as, 1935)
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.
Publications
Reports
- Western Australia. Child Welfare Department, Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Department, Perth [W.A.], 1928-1972. 1935. Details
Online Resources
- 'Where the Little Wards of the State are Drafted', Sunday Times, Sunday Times, 18 August 1935, p. 15, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59448850. Details
- 'Submission No. 184 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, 19 August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 41 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, 23 July 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 287 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, 23 December 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 319 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, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia, 'Submission No. 55 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, July 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Foster, Darren J, 'Submission No. 347 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, 3 April 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Heritage Council of Western Australia, 'Walcott Centre', in inHerit, Western Australia State Heritage Office, Government of Western Australia, 8 February 2015, http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/public/p/15731. Details
- 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
- Millicent, 'Bringing them Home - Millicent story', in Australian Human Rights Commission, Website, Australian Human Rights Commission, Commonwealth of Australia, 2 December 2001, https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-millicent-story. Details
Photos
- Title
- All On Together [Government Receiving Home]
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 18 August 1935
- Source
- National Library of Australia
Details
- Title
- Reception Home front door, 1921
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Source
- Dr Debra Rosser
Details
- Title
- Reception Home doors, 1921
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 2013
- Source
- Dr Debra Rosser
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Where the Little Wards of the State are Drafted', Sunday Times, Sunday Times, 18 August 1935, p. 15, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59448850;
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.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 19 March 2012, Last modified: 23 July 2015