South Perth Hospital Inc was the new name given to the South Perth Community Centre Hospital Inc in 2003. South Perth Hospital Inc holds admission and birth records from 1956. The South Perth Hospital ‘Our History’ web page includes the ‘SPH Documentary’, a 9-minute video that gives some background to the development of the hospital…
The Alexandra Home for Mothers and Babies (Inc) and Mothercraft Training School was the new name given in 1950 to the Alexandra Home for Women in Highgate. It was run by a private committee of management and continued as a maternity home for unmarried mothers while also becoming Western Australia’s first training school for mothercraft…
Calvary Youth Services Mandurah Inc. was the new name given in 1993 to Calvary Welfare Services. Since then it has provided emergency accommodation and support services to teenagers and young people who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Calvary Youth Services was incorporated on 16 February 1993, as Calvary Youth Services Mandurah Inc.,…
AccordWest was the new name given to Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc (ASWA) in 2011. AccordWest continued to provide supported accommodation services in Bunbury and Collie for young people aged under 19 years.
Bunyap Inc. was the new name given in 1993 to the Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project.The organisation sought to provide accommodation services to help young people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness to develop skills to live independently. Services included accommodation, financial and practical living skills development and counselling. In 1997, Bunyap Inc. became…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth began when Catholic Diocese of Perth was elevated in 1913. The Archdiocese continued to be active in the establishment and operation of children’s institutions and Homes in Western Australia. It was also involved in the Catholic Immigration Scheme, and ran the agencies Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (later Centrecare) and the…
Yirra Hostel, also known as the Mount Lawley Hostel, was established in 1986 by the Jesus People for up to 17 young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men, through referrals from child welfare authorities or by self-referral. It aimed to provide medium-term support and accommodation in a family-type environment, and residents could stay until they felt ready…
Carmel House, in Morley, was established in 1983 by the Jesus People (also known as Perth City Mission) for up to 15 young people withdrawing from drug or alcohol dependence. Up to six young women and nine young men could be accommodated, through referrals from child welfare authorities or by self-referral. Carmel House closed in…
Jesus People (Inc) was a Christian welfare service that was incorporated in Western Australia in 1974. Child welfare authorities made referrals to residential and youth welfare facililites run by Jesus People Inc. It was also known as ‘Perth City Mission’ and in 1997 became part of ‘Mission Australia’. Mission Australia has inherited the records of…
Darlot Street Hostel, Meekatharra, was a government-run hostel established in 1981 to accommodate mainly Aboriginal children going to school in Meekatharra. By 1983, a second hostel (in Consols Road) was opened, giving child welfare authorities the ability to place boys and girls in separate hostels. Darlot Street seems to have accommodated girls. By 1986, it…
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