The Australian Baptist Home Mission was the missionary arm of the Baptist Church in Australia. It first began mission work in Central and Northern Australia during the Second World War. In 1947 the first Baptist missionaries were sent to the Government settlement at Yuendumu. This practice was was repeated at Warrabri and Hooker Creek Native…
The Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia ran a number of Missions in the North of Australia from 1916. The Missions included Goulburn Island, Milinginmbi and Elcho Island. In the mid 1930s the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia gradually became known as the Methodist Overseas Mission.
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are a missionary order of Priests and Brothers of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in France in 1854. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart came to Australia in 1885, first establishing in Sydney before spreading to other parts of the country. They ran a number of Missions in the…
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is an order of the Roman Catholic Church. They were founded in France in 1874 as the sister order to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. They first arrived in Australia in 1885, establishing themselves in Sydney before spreading to other parts of the country. They…
The Northern Territory Native Industrial Mission was established in 1899 at Karparlgoo on the South Alligator River in Western Arnhem Land. It was founded while the Northern Territory was administered by the South Australian Government and was supported by an Adelaide Church of England parish, St Luke’s, Whitmore Square. Although records show definite intentions to…
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries was established on 1 July 2017 as an amalgamation of many government departments, including the Department of Local Government and Communities. The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries includes the Aboriginal History Research Unit (AHRU). AHRU “manages restricted access archive requests for files from…
Child Protection and Family Support is part of the Department of Communities, a department of the State Government of Western Australia created on 1 July 2017. Child Protection and Family Support provides the services that were previously delivered by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support. In 2018, Child Protection and Family Support ran…
The Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation was incorporated in 2001 in Broome, Western Australia. The corporation has carried out activities and projects that acknowledge the experiences of members of the Stolen Generations and help them come to terms with it. The KSGAC Link Up Service also helps Aboriginal people of the Stolen Generations to search…
The Case Review Board was formed in 1988 to provide an avenue of redress to parents and relevant third parties who believed decisions made by the department responsible for child protection in Western Australia were not in the best interests of the child. The Board was set up as an advisory committee, making recommendations to…
The Case Review Panel was established on 1 March 2006 under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to independently review departmental decisions about children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the department responsible for child protection in Western Australia. It replaced the Case Review Board. Parents and relevant others can…
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