Brookton Cottage was a group Home established by Centrecare Children’s Cottages in about 1979. It offered family-type Homes to Aboriginal babies and children aged up to 15 years, often in sibling groups. They were referred by the department responsible for child welfare, or as private admissions. Brookton Cottage closed around 1988. Brookton Cottage was one…
Bourkedale was established in 1972 as one of the Mofflyn residential services run by the Methodist and then Uniting Church. Bourkedale provided mostly long-term residential care in a home setting. It is unclear exactly when Bourkedale closed, but it was open until at least 1985.
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…
Bethel Inc.was an independent missionary society initiated by Don and Meg Shedley to provide residential accommodation based on Christian principles for Aboriginal students, male and female. The first Home began in 1962, and Bethel Inc was formed in 1964. Bethel operated until 1982, with three hostels in Applecross for high school students, and two in…
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…
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,…
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…
Baptist Union of WA was established in 1896 with the union of four Baptist churches in Western Australia. In 2014, the Baptist Union of WA was also known as Baptist Churches Western Australia, and is the coordinating body for the welfare and mission activities of Baptist Churches. The Baptist Union WA ran metropolitan hostels and…
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