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Western Australia - Archival Item

Graceville social work (1925 - 2010)

From
1925
To
2010

Graceville social work a lever-arch file that is part of the Salvation Army Heritage Museum WA, Children's Homes Files series of records held at the museum. This file contains information and images mostly relating to the Graceville Centre in Perth (Highgate) but also to the Salvation Army's: Rescue Home (East Perth); Cornelie Home (on the Graceville site); Collie Boys' Homes and Boys' and Girls' Industrial Schools; Hillcrest (and The Open Door, or Hopetoun); Seaforth Boys' Home (Gosnells); and the Boys' Home in Nedlands (West Subiaco). There is an item (from 1925) relevant to the Salvation Army, Home of the Good Shepherd and Alexandra Home laundries.

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Access Conditions

Access to most items in the file is open, but it is essential to make an appointment to view.

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Publications

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Applications for Enforcement', The Western Australian Industrial Gazette, 24 February 1925, pp. 174-179. A copy of 'Applications for Enforcement' is held in the Graceville social work file. Details
  • 'Aiding the abused', The War Cry, 2006. A copy of 'Aiding the abused' is held in the Graceville social work file. According to a handwritten note on the photocopy, the article relates to developments at the Graceville Centre, and gives information that the women who had been resident at Graceville's 'Cornelie' home were transferred to a Baptistcare facility at Bassendean. Details

Prepared by: Debra Rosser