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Western Australia - Organisation
Lombadina (1909 - 1975)
- From
- 1909
- To
- 1975
- Categories
- Children's Home, Catholic, Mission, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Lombadina Mission
- One Arm Point
- Cygnet Point
Lombadina, on the Dampier Peninsula, was a Mission established by the Catholic Diocese of Broome and run by the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) from 1909. It accommodated Aboriginal babies, children and young people. The Sisters of St John of God ran the Mission school from around 1917 to the 1970s. From 1905, the head of the government departments responsible for Aboriginal welfare was the guardian of children at Lombadina and from 1972 the chief executive officer of the Department for Community Welfare was the guardian of any children at Lombadina who were deemed to be 'native wards' or 'wards of the State'. In 1975, Lombadina became a self-governing community and its role in institutionalised child 'care' ended. However, it continued to receive government support as a subsidised centre under child welfare legislation until 1988.
Locations
- 1909 - 1975
- Location - Lombadina was located on the Dampier Peninsula
- Collection Title
- Sisters of St John of God, Kimberley, Records (1895 - )
- Date Range
- 1895 -
- Reference
-
-
- Contact
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Please contact the Heritage Centre, Sisters of St John of God, Kimberley:
Postal Address: PO Box 7442, Broome WA 6725
Phone: 0428 692 993
Email: information@ssjgheritagebroome.com.au
Website: heritage.ssjg.org.au
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Aborigines Departments (1926 - 1972)
- Date Range
- 1926 - 1972
- Reference
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S2030
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records (1886 - 2004)
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2004
- Reference
-
-
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Administration Files - Northern District Office [N.D.G Sequence] (1950 - 1974)
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1974
- Reference
-
S46
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
-
Please contact the Search Room, State Records Office of Western Australia:
Address: Alexander Library Building, James Street West Entrance, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Fax: (08) 9427 3638
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
- 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
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Department of Aborigines and Fisheries (1909 - 1920)
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1920
- Reference
-
S1644
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Reports - Aboriginal Missions (1906 - 1918)
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1918
- Reference
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S1550
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the Search Room, State Records Office of Western Australia:
Address: Alexander Library Building, James Street West Entrance, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Fax: (08) 9427 3638
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Departmental [Education Department] (1885 - 2000)
- Date Range
- 1885 - 2000
- Reference
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S24
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact the Search Room, State Records Office of Western Australia:
Address: Alexander Library Building, James Street West Entrance, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9427 3600
Fax: (08) 9427 3638
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
DETAILS
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