Adoption Services is a section of Child Protection and Family Support within the Department of Communities. Its purpose is to ensure that people who are legally able to do so can gain access to adoption records. The publication ROADS – An index of locations and access to adoption records shows that the following types of…
The Old Fairbridgians Association (OFA) was established in the 1930s to provide aftercare assistance for young people leaving Fairbridge Farm at Pinjarra. Recently, the website of the OFA was re-badged as ‘fairbridgekids’. The website has been developed for people who spent some of their childhood or youth at Fairbridge Farm. People are encouraged to ‘walk…
The Superintendent of Poor Relief and Inspector of Charitable Institutions was a position within the Colonial Secretary’s office. The Colonial Secretary’s office was responsible for a wide range of affairs in Western Australia, administered by a number of ‘sub-departments’ such as that of the Superintendent. In 1907, after the State Children Act was proclaimed, responsibility…
The Colonial Secretary’s Office in the Colony of Western Australia continued the role of the Colonial Secretary’s Office in the Crown Colony of Western Australia from 1890. The Office was responsible for the welfare of children in Western Australia: the Superintendent of Poor Relief and Charitable Institutions was responsible for orphanages and industrial schools; the…
The Colonial Secretary’s Office in the Crown Colony of Western Australia was established in 1828. It was responsible for the welfare of children in Western Australia, through the position of the Superintendent of Relief and Inspector of Charitable Institutions. It was also responsible for healthcare in Western Australia, including that of children and young people…
The Aborigines Protection Board in the Colony of Western Australia continued the role of the Aboriginal Protection Board in the Crown Colony of Western Australia from 1890. The Board was responsible for the welfare of all Aboriginal people in Western Australia. This included the care, custody and education of all Aboriginal children, and the power…
The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia. The Board is responsible for managing cemeteries at Fremantle, Guildford, Karrakatta, Midland, Pinnaroo and Rockingham. Their website holds a number of useful links and resources to help people discover their family history.
The Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, known widely as the ‘Trappists’, came to Beagle Bay in Western Australia in 1895 to establish a mission. The mission was transferred to the Pallottines by 1901.
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.), better known as ALSWA, has been operating in WA for over thirty years. The ALS ‘provides legal representation and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Western Australia, including advocating in policy and law reform in submissions, at conferences and in the media.’
Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA) was established in 1995 as ‘an Australian charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of adult survivors of all forms of child abuse and neglect.’ The organisation provided advocacy services, support, information and referrals to survivors of all forms of child abuse and neglect. It became the Blue Knot Foundation…
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