‘Wards Resident in Institutions – Vocational Guidance Reports – Policy & General Correspondence’ is a file held by the State Records Office of Western Australia, within the series titled ‘Files – Community Welfare (“A” Series)’. It was created on the 16 March 1950 with a letter from Father Cyril Stinson of the Catholic Episcopal Migration…
Burnbrae (late Byford Presbyterian Children’s Home) – attendance file mostly contains letters to and from the Education Department about the use of the Burnbrae School (also known as Glen Burnbrae School) and headmaster’s quarters. This school was located on the site of the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home and children from the Home attended the Burnbrae…
Burnbrae – buildings and works is a general maintenance and building works file about the school which was on the same site as the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home. It also contains letters, notes and memos about the school operations and disposal of the school buildings. Access Conditions Open Records The ‘Burnbrae building and works’ file…
Item 070 – 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 on 2 February 1948. This school building was on land leased…
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…
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