Millen Street Hostel, Boulder, began around 1970 as the Boulder Boys’ Employment Hostel with supported accommodation for teenage Aboriginal boys of working age. It was run by the Australian Aborigines Evangelical Mission (AAEM) on behalf of the Department of Native Welfare, and by the Department for Community Welfare from around 1974. Throughout the 1980s and…
La Grange Mission, at La Grange Bay south of Broome, was established in 1955 when the La Grange Bay Ration Depot was transferred to the Pious Society of Missions (Pallottines). A school was established by the Pallotines in 1957, and until 1963 children at La Grange remained guardians of the Commissioner of Native Welfare. In…
Beverley Cottages were three ‘scatter cottages’ that were established from 1978 to 1985 by Centrecare Children’s Cottages to accommodate Aboriginal children in family-type Homes. They were located in Beverley on Lukin and Monger Streets and included Ev Brown Cottage on Forrest Street. At first, children aged 0-5 years were admitted, often in sibling groups, either…
Bentley House was established around 1972 as a government-run hostel for Aboriginal high school students. It was one of Anglican Social Services’ welfare facilities. After 2006 it is likely to have been used as a government-run residential group home, also known as Bentley House. Bentley House was opened around 1972 or 1973. Government reports (Signposts…
Bennett House was the new name given to the East Perth Girls’ Home in 1952. It was a government-run transit hostel providing short-term accommodation for Aboriginal children and women from the country. In 1981, full responsibility for Bennett House was transferred to Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. Bennett House was the new name given to the East…
Benmore Presbyterian Children’s Home (often known as Benmore Farm Training School) was established by the Council Presbyterian Children’s Homes in 1947 in Caversham. Originally, it was an agricultural school for older boys but by 1956 girls and boys as young as 5 years old were placed at Benmore. Children who were wards of the state…
Belmont Cottage was established in Cloverdale around 1979 as part of Parkerville Children’s Home. Throughout this time, Belmont has provided medium to long term accommodation and development programs for children and young people aged 12 to 17 years. It remained open in 2014. Parkerville were running Belmont Youth Program, their out of home care program,…
Bedford Hostel opened in 1971 and provided accommodation to young Aboriginal women attending Edwards Business College. At first it was managed on behalf of the Department of Native Welfare by Edwards Business College before becoming government-run, probably by 1972. By the 1980s, Bedford Hostel was used for assessments and emergency placement and became one of…
Beagle Bay Mission was established by the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) in 1895. It accommodated Aboriginal babies, children and young people up to age 20. From 1901 the Pallotines were involved in running the Mission as part of the Catholic Diocese of Broome, and from 1907, the Sisters of St John of…
Bamburra Hostel opened in 1970 in Yokine. It was for Aboriginal teenage girls from remote areas attending high school and other education and training, although from 1994 (or possibly earlier) boys were also admitted. Bamburra was run by the Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board from 1970 to 1984. Since then it has been…
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