Item 069 – school journal is a foolscap size book, hand-written by the Head Teacher of the Burnbrae School. It has information about the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home and the children from that Home. The journal starts at the opening of the government school in a cottage at Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home, on 9 June…
The Education Department of Western Australia was created by changing the name of the Ministry of Education in 1994. It had an influence on, and created records relevant to, children in out of home care in Western Australia.
The Ministry of Education was created in 1988 following a review of the State’s education system, replacing the Education Department (1893-1988) and continuing to have an influence on, and create records relevant to, children in out of home care in Western Australia.
The Education Department was created in 1893 and a Minister of Education was appointed. The education of children in schools that received government grants had previously been the responsibility of the General Board of Education (1847-1871) and then the Central Board of Education (1871-1893). In 1899 the Public Education Act made it compulsory for all…
This series of files from the Department of Education, the Ministry of Education and the Education Department of Western Australia are held in the State Records Office of WA. The series contains files relating to various schools and covers such things as establishment of schools (including mission schools), school buildings, and policies. It is included…
Administration – DCW Instruction Manual [Department for Community Welfare] appears to be the final draft or master of an instruction manual written in 1972 for Field Officers in the Department for Community Welfare. People who want to know why things happened the way they did might find this file very helpful. While it is written…
‘Files – Community Welfare (“A” Series) is a very large series of files on administrative matters relating to the welfare of children in out of home care in Western Australia from 1908 to 1990. It contains files created by the Public Charities and State Children’s Department, the State Children’s Department, the Child Welfare Department, the…
The Collie Boys’ Home was established by the Salvation Army in 1902. It was for boys aged from 4 years, including children who were sent by relatives. Around 1920 the Collie Boys’ Home closed permanently and it is possible that the boys were sent to the Salvation Army’s Boys’ Home in the Perth suburb of…
The Salvation Army Industrial School for Girls was established at Collie in 1901. It was an industrial school (reformatory) for ‘senior Protestant girls’ but also admitted girls under 12. When it closed in 1920, the girls were sent to the Seaforth Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Gosnells. The Salvation Army opened an ‘industrial school’ (reformatory) for…
Hollywood Children’s Village was the new name given in 1965 to the Salvation Army Boys’ Home (in Nedlands). Cottages were built to house the boys from this time. In 1969, after the Salvation Army Girls’ Home, Cottesloe closed, girls were admitted. Children who were wards and private children were admitted until the Village closed in…
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