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United Aborigines Mission, Records of activities in Western Australia

United Aborigines Mission, Records of activities in Western Australia is a collection held by UAM Archives. Update on the records of the United Aborigines Mission, July 2022 The Find & Connect web resource contains descriptions of records known to have been held by the United Aborigines Mission. These descriptions have been compiled from publicly available…

Adventist Support

Adventist Support is an organisation for people who wish to register a complaint or discuss their experiences in institutions run by the Western Australian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was founded in February 2000. In 2006 its name changed to Safe Place Services, and in 2017 the name was again changed to AdSafe,…

Fairbridge in its heyday [videorecording], State Library of Western Australia

Fairbridge in its heyday [videorecording] is an item publicising the child migration scheme at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. A range of activities is shown. The item is held in the State Film Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. Access Conditions Open. Please apply to the State Library of Western Australia so the…

New Norcia, Western Australia [videorecording], State Library of Western Australia

New Norcia, Western Australia [videorecording] is held in the State Film Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. It gives some history of the Benedictine’s Aboriginal mission at New Norcia, and the township. The film shows Aboriginal adults and children. Access Conditions Open. Please apply to the State Library of Western Australia so…

Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Perth Archives

Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea Perth Archives is a collection of registers, records, photographs, artefacts and memorabilia relating to Benevolent Institution for Aboriginal Children, St Joseph’s Girls’ Orphanage, St Vincent’s Foundling Home Subiaco, Subiaco Boys’ Orphanage and St Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage for Girls and Catherine McAuley Centre. Access Conditions…

Mary MacKillop Centre, South Perth

The Mary MacKillop Centre, South Perth is the Western Australian centre of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In Western Australia, the Sisters ran the St Joseph’s Preventorium in Kellerberrin. The Mary MacKillop Centre holds a small collection of records relating to St Joseph’s Preventorium.

St Joseph’s Preventorium, Records

St Joseph’s Preventorium, Records is a small collection of information relating to the St Joseph’s Preventorium and school at Kellerberrin. The Sisters of St Joseph ran the Preventorium from 1929 to 1976. Access Conditions Access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, but you are very welcome to enquire with the Mary…

Mary MacKillop Centre, South Perth – Contact Details

Please contact the Archivist, Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart: Postal Address: PO Box 593, South Perth WA 6951 Phone: (08) 9334 0945 Email: enquiries@sosj.org.au Website: https://www.sosj.org.au/contact-us/

The Vision of Kingsley Fairbridge [videorecording], State Library of Western Australia

The Vision of Kingsley Fairbridge [videorecording] is an item publicising and showing scenes of life at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. It is held in the State Film Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. There is a commentary. Access Conditions Open. Please apply to the State Library of Western Australia so the requested…

Bindoon boys town [videorecording] [with scenes from Clontarf], State Library of Western Australia

[Bindoon boys town] [videorecording] [with scenes from Clontarf] is an item publicising and showing scenes of life at Bindoon Boys’ Town and Clontarf, including boys doing building and farm work. It is held in the State Film Archives Collection at the State Library of Western Australia. Access Conditions Open. Please apply to the State Library…