The Priory Hostel, Albany

Run by

• Country High School Hostels Authority, State of Western Australia (1960 - 2017)
  Date: 1961? - 1988?

Related Events

• Country High School Hostels Ex-Gratia Scheme, Western Australia (30 November 2012 - December 2013)
  People who lived at The Priory Hostel while going to high school in Albany were eligible to apply for the Country High School Hostels Ex Gratia Scheme.

Related Organisations

• Anglican Diocese of Bunbury (1904 - current)
  The Anglican Diocese of Bunbury may have managed The Priory Hostel on behalf of the Education Department and the Country High Schools Hostel Authority.
  Date: 1957? - 1961?
• Education Department [Western Australia] (13 October 1893 - 1 July 1988)
  The Priory was purchased by the Education Department of Western Australia in 1955.
  Date: 1955 -
• Safe Ministry and Professional Standards, Anglican Diocese of Perth (2004 - current)
  The Anglican church has a service for people who have suffered abuse in out of home care run by the Anglican church or its agencies. You are very welcome to get in touch.

This page was written by Debra Rosser, last updated 15 February 2023. Sources used to create this entry:

• City of Albany, Municipal Heritage Inventory - Inner Albany Areas A-M, 2000. Relevance: 55-59 Burt Street/ Mt Clarence/House – The Priorty (sic) View Publication Details
• 'Hostel. Reserve 27192 Albany Lot 1150, Town of Albany. Priory House Hostel. Crown Grant in Trust to Country High School Hostels Authority (cancelled 9/12/88). Disposal of site under AMT. Minister of Education. (Includes Photograph).', State Records Office of Western Australia, AU WA S211- cons4698 1961/1496v1, accessed via State Records Office of WA website on 27 August 2015.. Albany High School - hostel - purchase of "The Priory" (18 Oct 1955 - 29 Aug 1963), State Records Office of Western Australia, AU WA S82- cons1562 1955/2768, accessed via State Records Office of WA website on 27 August 2015. 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.376) - page numbers refer to PDF page number in digital file held by the Department of Communities (Child Protection and Family Support) in 2017.

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Records

• Files - Departmental [Education Department] (1 January 1885 - 31 December 2000)