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Western Australia - Organisation

Mofflyn (1959 - 1984)

  • Mofflyn Children's Home

    Mofflyn Children's Home, 1970, courtesy of Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia..
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From
1959
To
1984
Categories
Children's Home, Cottage Home, Home, Methodist and Uniting Church
Alternative Names
  • Methodist Home (also known as)
  • Mofflyn Homes (also known as)
  • Mofflyn House (also known as, 1959 - 1961)

Mofflyn (or Mofflyn House) was the new name given in 1959 to the Methodist Children's Home. It housed children in four cottages (Wesley, Guild, Dowerin and Meckering). In 1984, the Mofflyn campus was closed but the Uniting Church continued to be involved in out of home care through Mofflyn Child and Family Services.

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Mofflyn (which was also known as 'Mofflyn House') was the new name given to the Methodist Homes for Children 1959, but it was not until 1961 that the Child Welfare Department (CWD) used 'Mofflyn' in its annual reports.

Mofflyn was on a 12 acre property in Sussex Street, East Victoria Park (government records from the 1970s have the address as 2 Jarrah Road, and 145 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park). It comprised four cottages (Wesley, Guild, Dowerin and Meckering) as well as the larger building, Mofflyn House, which held the Schoolar Memorial Kindergarten and staff offices.

The name 'Mofflyn' was created to honour two early donors: the Mofflins (whose name also appears on the Mofflin Gate at the Claremont Showgrounds) and the Lynns.

Mofflyn was run by the Methodist Homes for Children until 1977, when the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches merged to become the Uniting Church. It was then run by the Uniting Church Child and Family Care Services, as part of the 'Mofflyn Group' of Homes.

In 1984, the Mofflyn campus was closed. The Uniting Church continued to be involved in out of home care and the Mofflyn name lived on through Mofflyn Child and Family Services.

Events

1959 - 1984
Location - Mofflyn House was located in Sussex Street, East Victoria Park. Location: East Victoria Park

Timeline

 1922 - 1959 Methodist Children's Home
       1959 - 1984 Mofflyn

Related Archival Collections

Related Archival Series

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Publications

Books

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

Journals

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

Online Resources

Photos

Mofflyn, Wesley Cottage
Title
Mofflyn, Wesley Cottage
Type
Image
Date
1965
Source
Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.

Details

The 'Homes' Herald 1965 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Title
The 'Homes' Herald 1965 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Type
Document
Date
December 1965
Source
Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives

Details

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

Details

The 'Homes' Herald, 1966 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Title
The 'Homes' Herald, 1966 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Type
Document
Date
December 1966
Source
Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives

Details

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

Details

The 'Homes' Herald, 1970 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Title
The 'Homes' Herald, 1970 [Methodist Homes for Children]
Type
Document
Date
December 1970
Source
Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives

Details

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

Details

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

Details

Mofflyn turns back the pages
Title
Mofflyn turns back the pages
Type
Document
Date
February 2006
Source
Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Archives.

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Cattermole, Jean, The History of 'Mofflyn' 1909 - 1995, 1995; 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; Parliament of Australia Senate, Lost Innocents: Righting the Record Report on Child Migration, Community Affairs References Committee, Senate Printing Unit, Canberra, 2001, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/completed_inquiries/1999-02/child_migrat/report/index.htm; 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.399, 405) - 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