The Australasian Province of the Christian Brothers operated in Australia from 1885 and was also known as St Mary’s Province of the Christian Brothers. It was a province of the Roman Catholic Congregation of Christian Brothers first established by Edmund Rice in Ireland in 1808. The Christian Brothers ran institutions for children in the states…
The Christian Brethren in Western Australia ran Kurrawang Mission (1952-1984) and its Pukulari cottage in Burt Street, Kalgoorlie (Boulder). In 1984 the Christian Brethren had withdrawn from management of Kurrawang Mission. In 2013 the Christian Brethren became part of the Christian Community Churches of Australia. The Christian Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren, are…
The Catholic Diocese of Broome is one of the key organisations of the Catholic Church in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Missionary work began in 1884, the Parish of Broome was created in 1897 and became a Vicarate during World War One. In 1966, the Diocese of Broome was created. Throughout the years, the…
The Benedictines, New Norcia, were a group of Catholic male religious who established a settlement, mission and monastery at New Norcia in 1846. They ran the Subiaco Boys’ Orphanage for a few years (1872-1876), but the main institutions they were associated with were St Joseph’s Native School and Orphanage and St Mary’s Mission at New…
The Australian Inland Mission (AIM) was established in 1912 by the Rev John Flynn (later founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service) of the Presbyterian Church. The initial focus of AIM was to provide medical services to those living in remote Outback areas. The AIM’s work was primarily in the Northern Territory, but also was…
The Orphanages’ Committee was the body formed to replace The Committee (1868-1888) to govern Anglican orphanages and children’s homes in Perth. The Orphanages’ Committee was replaced by the Anglican Orphanages Board of Management (1940-1954). The close ties between the Anglican Diocese of Perth, the Orphanages’ Committee and other the boards and committees of Anglican children’s…
Anglican Health and Welfare Services was an agency established by the Anglican Diocese of Perth in 1974. It aimed to coordinate and manage welfare services in the diocese, including out of home care. It was common for government reports to mention both ‘Anglican Health and Welfare Services’ and ‘Anglicare’ as the operator of out of…
Yorganop Association Incorporated has provided out of home care placements for Aboriginal children in Western Australia since 1986. Originally known as the Aboriginal Child Care Agency, Yorganop was established to provide placement services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Perth metropolitan area, and also had responsibility for family tracing and youth work….
Yandeyarra Station, in the Pilbara across the Yule River, was run by a local Aboriginal community. From at least 1978 to 1983, the Department for Community Welfare sent Aboriginal boys and girls who had been convicted of offences to Yandeyarra so that they could receive practical training, support and guidance. Yandeyarra Station was one of…
Wongutha Mission Training Farm, near Esperance, was established in 1954 by RW (Rod) Schenk. It was for Aboriginal boys aged over 14 and, by the 1960s, girls. There was training in farming and Christian leadership. Wongutha was run by a local board of management. In 1990, the Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Inc (CAPS) from Coolgardie…
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