‘Interview with Beryl Grant, Matron of Ngala, 1959-1980’ is an oral history held by the State Library of Western Australia. In the interview Beryl discusses Ngala, the development of facilities and the roles of staff and the committees. She also mentions Ngala as a mothercraft training centre, a Day Care Centre and a place where…
This series contains the School Journals of the Parkerville Primary School, Western Australia. A School Journal is the Head Teacher’s record of events and activities at a school. School journals frequently name children and may briefly describe children’s accidents, illnesses or other incidents. Children from the Parkerville Children’s Home went to the Parkerville Primary School…
Photographs relating to life at Salvation Army children’s homes in Cottesloe and Subiaco is a collection of 40 negatives, 13 copy negatives and 2 photographic prints relating to the Salvation Army children’s homes in Cottesloe (girls) and Subiaco/Nedlands (boys). The collection is held by the State Library of Western Australia. Access Conditions These photographs are…
Papers of the Country Womens Association WA Incorporated is a collection of letters and information sheets created by the State Executive of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) that is held by the State Library of Western Australia. The collection includes information that may be relevant to people who were sent to CWA hostels when they…
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry was established by the Northern Ireland Executive on 19 January 2013. It was created to investigate abuse suffered by children under the age of 18 years in institutions in Northern Ireland. As part of its work, the Inquiry examined the treatment of children in institutions in Northern Ireland who were…
A Home for Girls was run by the Orphanage Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Perth from 1883. Funds were raised and a small cottage was built near the Swan Boys’ Home. The Home was for girls of all ages whose backgrounds disqualified them for admission to the Perth Girls’ Orphanage in the eyes of…
‘The Rocks’ was a hostel run by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) for girls attending Albany High School. It opened in September 1950 with 30 girls from the region. In 1969 control of the CWA Hostels passed to the government.
The Seaforth Salvation Army Boys’ Reformatory was run by the Salvation Army on a large site in Gosnells from 1920 until it closed in 1955. The reformatory was co-located with the Seaforth Boys’ Home (1920-1955), the Seaforth Salvation Army Girls’ Home (1920-1942) and the Seaforth Todders’ Home (1945-1949). Since 1955, the Seaforth site has been…
The Children’s Protection Society (the Society) was established in Perth in 1906 as the extent of ‘child cruelty and neglect’ became more visible to the public. At a time when neglected children were seen as criminals, the Society showed that children were victims. It was a volunteer service aimed mainly at ensuring that illegitimate children…
The Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1941 removed the penalty of whipping from the 1927 Act by repealing s.124 clauses and substituting another which mandated that ‘the fact of such committal or conviction shall not be disclosed to any person, except with the consent of the Minister, or be admitted as evidence in any court…
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