The National Archives of Australia – Perth Office is located in East Victoria Park. It holds a collection of records including items on Commonwealth government activities such as migration and Aboriginal affairs. The majority of records are from after 1901 but there are some records from before that date. The collection includes records related to…
Swanleigh Council was the body formed in 1972 to replace The Anglican Homes Board: Swanleigh Council to govern the Anglican children’s Home and hostel, Swanleigh. Swanleigh Council’s governing role ceased with Swanleigh’s closure in 2010. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.210-214), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin gave an overview of the…
The Anglican Homes Board: Swanleigh Council was the body formed in 1971 to replace The Swanleigh Hostel Council to govern the Anglican children’s Home and hostel, Swanleigh. The Anglican Homes Board: Swanleigh Council was replaced in 1972 by Swanleigh Council. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.210-214), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin…
The Swanleigh Hostel Council was the body formed in 1962 to replace Swanleigh Council to govern the Anglican children’s Home and hostel, Swanleigh. The Swanleigh Hostel Council was replaced in 1971 by The Anglican Homes Board: Swanleigh Council. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.210-214), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin gave an…
Swanleigh Council was the body formed in 1959 to develop and govern the largest Anglican institution, Swanleigh, which replaced Swan Homes in 1960. In 1962 Swanleigh Council was replaced by The Swanleigh Hostel Council. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.210-214), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin gave an overview of the role…
The Anglican Homes Board was the body formed to replace Anglican Orphanages Board of Management to govern Anglican Children’s Homes in Perth. The Anglican Homes Board was supplemented by the Swanleigh Council which was formed to develop and govern the largest Anglican institution, Swanleigh, which replaced Swan Homes. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.210-214), former…
The Anglican Orphanages Board of Management was the body formed to replace Orphanages’ Committee to govern Anglican orphanages and children’s homes in Perth. In 1954 the Anglican Orphanages Board of Management was replaced by the Anglican Homes Board. In The Noisy Mansions (1986, pp.129, 210-214), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin gave…
The Committee was the first body set up by the Anglican church in Perth to govern the Perth Girls’ Orphanage, and other Anglican children’s Homes as they were established. In 1889 The Committee was replaced by the Orphanages’ Committee. In The Noisy Mansions (1986), former Director of Swan Homes and Swanleigh, Roy Peterkin quoted (p.6)…
Hillston, Anglican Farm School, Stoneville was the new name given to the Anglican Farm School, Stoneville in 1962. It was an ‘open’ reformatory for adolescent boys. It was run by a combined government-Anglican committee called the Committee of Anglican Diocesan Council and Child Welfare Department. In 1969 Hillston, Anglican Farm School, Stoneville became the government-run…
This ‘open’ reformatory for adolescent boys was established by the government, and opened on 12 August 1955. It was run by a combined government-Anglican committee and managed by the church until April 1960. At this time the Anglican Homes Board requested to be relieved of responsibility to the Home, and the Anglican Diocese of Perth…
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