Guide to Institutions Attended by Aboriginal People in Western Australia

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Author
State Solicitor's Office of Western Australia
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Government of Western Australia
URL
http://web.archive.org/web/20140126131607/http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/lantu/MediaPublications/Documents/Guide-to-Institutions-attended-by-Aboriginal-people-in-WA-2005.pdf
Description
This document lists and describes the many 'institutions' where Aboriginal people were 'placed' or lived in Western Australia during the years of 'Aboriginal protection' policies. The original webpage page is no longer operational and this link has been taken from the Wayback Machine, 26 January 2014.

This webpage is no longer in operation. This URL is taken from the Wayback Machine and is dated 31 October 2014.

Related Information

Aboriginal Girls' Hostel (1970 - 1975)
Aborigines Inland Mission (1905 - 1998) Relevance: pp.47, 57
Aborigines Rescue Mission, Jigalong (1946? - 1969)
Albany Boys' Hostel (c. 1970 - 1978) Relevance: p.108
Annesfield (1852 - 1871) Relevance: p.11
Australian Aboriginal Evangelical Mission Hostel (1966 - 1980?) Relevance: p.45 It is likely that the Esperance Mission Home entry in the 'Guide to Institutions Attended by Aboriginal People' is the same institution as the AAEM Hostel, Esperance.
Australian Aborigines' Mission (c. 1894 - 1929) Relevance: pp.28, 55, 72, 93, 130, 147
Beagle Bay Mission (1895 - 1976) Relevance: pp.16-18
Bennett House (1952 - 1981) Relevance: p.42
Bentley House (1972? - 2006?) Relevance: p. 20
Broughton Lodge (1942 - 1958?)
Carrolup (1915 - 1922) Relevance: p.26
Charles Perkins Hostel (1962 - 2000?) Relevance: pp.29, 54, 57
Cosmo Newbery Mission (1953 - 1973?) Relevance: pp.33-34
Cosmo Newbery Native Settlement (1951 - 1953) Relevance: p.33.
Cundeelee (1949 - 1985) Relevance: p.35
Derby Leprosarium (c. 1936 - 1986) Relevance: p.37
Djurain Mission Children's Home (1950 - 1954)
Drysdale River Mission (1908 - 1937) Relevance: p.67
Dulhi Gunyah (25 February 1909 - 1918) Relevance: pp.28, 41
East Perth Girls' Home (1931 - 1952) Relevance: p.42
Fitzroy Crossing Mission (1952 - 1987) Relevance: pp.48, 88
Forrest River Mission (1913 - 1968) Relevance: Forrest River Mission of St. Michael of All Angels, pp.49-50
Fremantle Native School (1842 - 1851) Relevance: p.9
Gerald Mission (1851 - 1855) Relevance: p.52
Halls Creek Mission (1943? - 1960) Relevance: pp.57, 88
Holy Child Orphanage (1941 - 1962) Relevance: p.60
Kalgoorlie Hostel (1976 - 1993?) Relevance: p.94
Kalumburu Mission (1931 - 1982) Relevance: p.67
Karalundi Mission (1954 - 1974) Relevance: p.69
La Grange Bay Feeding Depot (1918 - 1949) Relevance: p. 77
La Grange Bay Ration Depot (1950 - 1954) Relevance: p. 77
La Grange Bay Relief Station (1912 - 1918) Relevance: p. 77
La Grange Mission (1955 - 1984) Relevance: pp.77-78
Lake Grace Farm Training School (1964? - 1972?) Relevance: p.79.
Maria Goretti Home (1968 - 1974)
McDonald House (1952 - 1985?) Relevance: p.84
Mogumber (1951 - 1974) Relevance: p.87
Moola Bulla Station (1910 - 1955) Relevance: p.88
Moore River Native Settlement (1918 - 1951) Relevance: pp.89-90
Mount Margaret Mission (1921 - 1975) Relevance: pp.93-94
Native Institution, Mount Eliza (1834 - 1838) Relevance: p.92
Norseman Mission (1935 - 1985) Relevance: p.102
Pallottine Mission, Tardun (1948 - 2004) Relevance: p.132
Perth Native School (1840 - 1845) Relevance: p.120
Port George IV Mission (1912 - 1951) Relevance: pp.113-114
Rangevue Hostel (1969 - 1973?) Relevance: p.116
Roelands Native Mission Farm (1938 - 1975) Relevance: p.118
Salvation Army Girls' Home, Kalgoorlie (1904? - 1924?) Relevance: pp.30, 65
Sister Kate's Child and Family Care Services (1980 - 1988)
Sisters of St John of God (1895 - ) Relevance: pp.14-15, 60, 77, 80
Sunday Island Mission (1899 - 1934) Relevance: p.130
Sunday Island Mission (1937 - 1964) Relevance: p.130
Udialla Station (1944 - 1949) Relevance: p.133
United Aborigines Mission, Halls Creek (1957 - 1967) Relevance: p.58
Wandering Mission (1944 - 1979) Relevance: p.137
Wanneroo Native School (1844 - 1851) Relevance: p.138
Warburton Mission (1933 - 1977) Relevance: p. 140
Wiluna Mission (1955 - 1975) Relevance: pp.69, 145
Wotjulum (1934 - 1937) Relevance: pp.130, 147 (the statement that the Australian Aborigines’ Mission ran Wotjulum is incorrect. By this time, it was run by the United Aborigines Mission).
Wotjulum (1951 - 1956) Relevance: p.147

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