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Western Australia - Archival Collection

Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives, Records (1918 - 1980s)

From
1918
To
1980s

The collection held by the Uniting Church Archives in Perth dates from around 1918 to the 1980s. The collection includes information about Children's Homes run by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and, after 1977, the Uniting Church. Most of the information in the collection is about fundraising for the Homes, or copies of newsletters. There is also some information about some children who lived in the Homes.

Details

The collection includes information about:

  • Allandale Boys' Home at Werribee
  • Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home
  • Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home
  • Methodist Homes for Children (the agency who 'ran' the Children's Homes)
  • Methodist Home for Children, Victoria Park
  • Mofflyn and its different cottages and hostels
  • Moore River Native Settlement (Mogumber Mission)
  • Sister Kate's Child and Family Services (which became Manguri)

There are also some photographs of Children's Homes in the collection.

A highlight of the collection is an Access database which contains the names of some of the children who lived in these Children's Homes. The database was created from information in the Uniting Church restricted collection held in the Private Archives in Battye Library, including admission and discharge registers. The database does not have a 'complete' set of information for each child.

Access Conditions

Access to these records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. You are very welcome to enquire.

Related Archival Collections

Publications

Books

  • Cattermole, Jean, The History of 'Mofflyn' 1909 - 1995, 1995. Details

Photos

Allandale Boys' Cottage
Title
Allandale Boys' Cottage
Type
Image
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home
Title
Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home
Type
Image
Date
1947
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home
Title
Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home
Type
Image
Date
1947
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Methodist Homes for Children Logo, 1960s and 1970s
Title
Methodist Homes for Children Logo, 1960s and 1970s
Type
Image
Date
1960s - 1978s
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia

Details

Mofflyn, Dowerin Cottage
Title
Mofflyn, Dowerin Cottage
Type
Image
Date
1966
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Cooinda
Title
Cooinda
Type
Image
Date
1966
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Mofflyn Children's Home
Title
Mofflyn Children's Home
Type
Image
Date
1970
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

Prepared by: Debra Rosser