Archives



Pallottines, Records

Pallotines, Records is a collection of records held by the Archives of the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers – Australian Region. The collection has not been described in detail but there are relevant records for the Pallottine Mission Centre, Riverton and Rossmoyne and the Pallottine Mission, Tardun. Access Conditions Please contact the Pallottine Archivist to access…

Yorganop Association Incorporated, Records

Yorganop holds records for children placed in out of home and foster care by the agency. Access Conditions Access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. Please contact Yorganop directly to request access.

Gnowangerup Mission records, 1927-1962 [microform]

Gnowangerup Mission records, 1927-1962 [microform] is a collection held on microfilm in the Battye Library’s Private Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. Records include marriage registers, burial and birth certificates, lists of residents, a ration register, and financial records for a range of years. Records are restricted to protect people’s privacy. The…

Baptist Union of WA, Records

Baptist Union of WA, Records is the collection of records that relate to the out of home ‘care’ activities of different Baptist Churches and agencies in Western Australia. The Baptist Union of WA accommodated Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and young people, in Perth and elsewhere in the State. Records include some photographs. Access Conditions Some…

Salvation Army, Nedlands Library Local Studies Collection, Nedlands Library

The Salvation Army, Nedlands Library Local Studies Collection is a small collection of photographs, oral histories, books and other memorabilia relating to the Salvation Army, the Salvation Army Boy’s Home and the Hollywood Children’s Village. Some of these can be found through the online catalogue, but there are other items that can be seen by…

Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records is a collection of records relating to Aboriginal family history in Western Australia. The collection includes records held in the State Records Office; copies of the Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell genealogies, photographs, journals and data; copies of the Elkin genealogies for the Kimberley region; and the Jan…

Western Australian Foundation for Deaf Children, records, State Library of Western Australia

‘Western Australian Foundation for Deaf Children, records’ is a collection of records from the West Australian Deaf and Dumb Institution, the West Australian School for the Deaf and Dumb and the WA School for Deaf Children. These are held in the Battye Library’s Private Archives Collection. The collection includes personal files relating to children, including…

St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Records

St John of God Subiaco may have records of your hospitalisation. Although the hospital started in 1898, the record collection is not complete. However, there are maternity records from 1963, some admission and discharge registers and also some medical records. Records may include: Maternity records from 1963 Searchable adoptions and foster discharge index Admission and…

St Anne’s Hospital Records

The St Anne’s Hospital Records date from around 1937 until 1982. They are related to St Anne’s Nursing Home and St Anne’s Maternity Home/Hospital. The collection includes records such as birth registers, admission and discharge records, and medical records. Access Conditions Access to these records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals. To access…

Youth Justice Records

Youth justice records have, since July 1994, been under the control of the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Justice and (from 2006) the Department of Corrective Services. People who are looking for youth detention records should contact the Department for Child Protection and Family Support for pre-1994 records and the Department for Corrective Services…