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State Children Act Amendment Act 1921, Western Australia

The State Children Act Amendment Act (12 Geo. V No 14) had the long title: An Act to amend the State Children Act, 1907-1919. It was assented to on 15 November 1921.

State Children Act Amendment Act 1915, Western Australia

The State Children Act Amendment Act 1915 (Act no. 1915/023 (5 Geo. V No.50)) was fully titled ‘An Act to amend the State Children Act 1907’. The Act commenced on 18 February 1915.

Australian Inland Mission Collection

The Australian Inland Mission Collection is a digital picture collection relating to the work of the Australian Inland Mission throughout Australia from c.1912 to c.1955. The collection consists of photographic materials, slides, negatives and transparencies and is held by the National Library of Australia. It has been partially digitised and as at 2015 has over…

Picture South Perth – Contact Details

Please contact Picture South Perth: Email: localhistory@southperth.wa.gov.au

South Perth Library

South Perth Library is located in South Perth, Western Australia and was established on 8 March 1960. It is one of two City of South Perth libraries. The library holds a large collection that contains digital and traditional items, including, books, music CDs, DVDs, talking books, magazines and photos. Also housed at the South Perth…

The Grove Library – Contact Details

Please contact the Community History Librarian, Grove Library: Postal address: 1 Leake Street, Peppermint Grove WA 6011 Phone: (08) 9286 8686 Email: history@thegrovelibrary.com Website: https://thegrove.imagegallery.me/site/welcome.me

Warburton Mission

Warburton Mission is a collection of 120 coloured slides created by Mervyn Young between 1958 and 1961 when he was a missionary at Warburton Mission. The slides are held by the State Library of Western Australia and the collection is made up of 3 groups of photos which have digitised versions of the images available…

Community History Images Collection

The Community History Images Collection is an online collection of historical images. The collecion is part of the Community History Library which is a section of the The Grove Library. The collection includes photos of people, places and events in Cottesloe, Mosman Park and Peppermint Grove from the 1890’s to the present day. As at…

Picture South Perth Photograph Collection

The Picture South Perth Photograph Collection is an online collection of digitised historic images dating from the 1870s to the 2000s. It was created by the City of South Perth and as at 2015 the collection has over 1500 images. The collection includes photos of Ngal-a Mothercraft Home and Training Centre Inc and Clontarf in…

Department of Local Government and Communities

The Department of Local Government and Communities was established on 1 July 2013. It was previously known as the Department of Communities. The Department ran the Country High School Hostels Ex-Gratia Scheme until December 2013. On 1 June 2017, the Department of Local Government and Communities’ functions were dividied between two new departments – Department…