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 State Records Office of Western Australia was established in 2001, following the passing of the State Records Act 2000. It is the key repository for government documents in Western Australia. The state archives collection includes records that might be of interest to people who were in out of home care as children. These records…
The Children’s Court of Western Australia began under the State Children’s Act 1907 and operated within the City of Perth. After amendments, the Court was allowed to sit in the metropolitan area. The Perth Children’s Court became known as the Children’s Court of WA when the Children’s Court of WA Act 1988 was passed. The…
The Albany Youth Support Association Inc. was established in Albany in the early 1980s to deliver youth welfare services and emergency accommodation for young people aged 15-25 years. It is better known as ‘Young House’ after the premises in which it is located in central Albany. Albany Youth Support Association Inc. was established in Albany…
UnitingCare West began on 1 July 2006 as an agency of the Uniting Church in Australia (Synod of Western Australia). It was formed from the merger of a number of Uniting Church agencies, including Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services. UnitingCare West inherited the history and records of many of the Uniting Church, Methodist and…
TINOCA was established in 1988 to provide crisis accommodation for youth in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Throughout it’s history it has been managed by a private management committee. TINOCA (Teenagers in need of crisis accommodation) is run by a private committee of management. It opened on 27 March 1988 with funding…
Ebenezer Home was established in 1968 in a private home and has since expanded to a number of homes in the northern suburbs of Perth, including Tuart Hill (Balcatta), Girrawheen, Marangaroo, and Balga. At first, it was an Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostel. In 1995 it provided emergency accommodation to up to 18 young women….
The Sisters of Nazareth, a Catholic religious order of women, were founded in London in 1851 by Mother St Basil (Victoire Larmenier 1827-1878). The Sisters of Nazareth began work in Australia in 1888. They were part of the Catholic Migration Scheme which brought children to Australia from Britain and Malta after World War II. The…
The Sisters of St John of God are a Catholic religious congregation. From 1895, the Sisters have been involved in running schools, hospitals and children’s homes in Western Australia. The Sisters of St John of God first arrived in Perth in 1895, at the request of Bishop Matthew Gibney. They set up a convent and…
The Western Australian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the organisation that once ran Karalundi and Wiluna missions. Its ‘Safe Place Services’ offers support for people who wish to raise a complaint about the church, its institutions or people. Seventh Day Adventistism was introduced into Western Australia in 1890, when John Stockton was involved…
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