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Western Australia - Organisation
Bulungurr Hostel (1973 - 1985)
- From
- 1973
- To
- 1985?
- Categories
- Hostel, Temporary Care, Government-run
- Alternative Names
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- Bulungarr Hostel
- Bulungurr
- Location
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Bulungurr Hostel, in Wyndham, was developed by the Department for Community Welfare in 1973 as an emergency hostel for Aboriginal families on the site of the old 'Native Hospital'. A kindergarten and youth training programs were run from the centre for some years. It is not known whether any children were accommodated at Bulungurr.
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The annual report of the Department for Community Welfare in 1973 (p.17) said that: 'The old Native Hospital in Wyndham has been converted through the energetic efforts of field staff and homemakers into a hostel for Aborigines needing emergency accommodation. A kindergarten, a Homemakers' training centre and facilities for Aboriginal youth have also been developed at the Bulungurr Hostel site.' By 1978, the hostel's role seemed to be increasingly important in providing emergency care for Aboriginal people in Wyndham, particularly those coming in from Oombulgurri and Kalumburu communities to attend outpatient clinics at the Wyndham hospital. By 1984 the Department for Community Welfare reported that the need for the Bulungurr Hostel was 'declining'.
It is not known if children were accommodated at Bulungurr Hostel, which may have closed by 1985 or 1986.
- Series Title
- Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1990
- Reference
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Series 1099
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:
Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Phone: (08) 6414 3344
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/department-of-communities-freedom-of-information-foi
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