For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:
Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Phone: (08) 6414 3344
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Quote this number to access your records: State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number, S3635
These records are held by State Records Office of Western Australia (24 July 2001 - current).
Indentures (Guardianship) is a series of records created by the Child Welfare Department of Western Australia. It contains records about guardianship and custody of child migrants. The records consist of legal agreements between the Under Secretary for Lands and Immigration (who was the legal guardian of child migrants in Western Australia), and the children’s homes, organisations, and individuals taking custody of child migrants in state care. The records include a small number of agreements regarding child migrants placed in apprenticeships.
Access to records in this series is restricted for 100 years to protect personal privacy. In order to access these records, please contact the Department of Communities, Freedom of Information unit.