This is a photo of the Nursery building at Sister Kate’s Children’s Cottage Home in Queens Park. It shows a large wooden cottage with verandahs on each end.
This is an image of the Carnarvon School Hostel. It shows three children and a teacher (identified as Miss Karin Krupa) standing in front of the hostel.
This is an image of Lady Lawley Cottage By the Sea. It shows the cottage and surrounding buildings, with a donkey standing in the yard.
This is an image of Marribank, formerly Carrolup Mission, in Western Australia. It shows a group of people outside of the mission church. Smaller cottages can be seen in the background.
This is an image of Carrolup in Western Australia. It shows a group of women and children standing infront of a large stone and brick cottage. Smaller timber buildings are visible in the background.
The Convalescent Home, Busselton was established in 1918 to provide treatment to children with muscular issues and infantile paralysis (polio). The Home was located in a 12 bedroom house near Busselton beach, and had capacity for approximately 21 children, though generally had fewer in residence at any given time. It was established and run by…
The Aboriginal Girls’ Hostel was established in Broome in 1970. It was initially established as a hostel for girls and unmarried mothers travelling to Broome from nearby missions. However, it was soon dedicated solely to children aged 0 – 14 years old, some of whom were state wards, and women escaping domestic violence. The Hostel…
The Djurain Mission Children’s Home opened in 1950 on the grounds of the Djurain Mission (also known as Jureen Mission, Kellerberrin Mission, and North Wollundra Mission), near Kellerberrin. The mission was run by the United Aborigines Mission (UAM), who established it in 1939. The Children’s Home was established in order to keep children separate from…
Administration Files – Northern District Office [N.D.G. Sequence] is a records series created by the Northern District Office of the Department of Native Affairs and the Department of Native Welfare (which covered areas such as Wyndham, Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Kununurra). This series contains administrative files, including some relating to missions, children’s…
Administration Files – Roebourne Office [A.S.D. Sequence] is a series created by the Roebourne Office of the Department of Native Affairs and the Department of Native Welfare. This series contains administrative files, including some relating to missions, children’s homes, training farms, hostels, foster homes, and child welfare. These records include registers of residents at missions,…
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