Child Welfare Reception Home (1953 - 1972)

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Child Welfare Reception Home, 15 August 1954, courtesy of National Library of Australia.
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From

1953

To

1972

Categories

Children's Home, Government-run, Receiving Home, Home

Alternative Names

Child Welfare Receiving Home
Child Welfare Department Reception Centre

Child Welfare Reception Home was the new name given in 1953 to the Government Receiving Home in Mount Lawley. It gave temporary accommodation to children and young people who were: awaiting placement with foster parents or institutions; staying in Perth for medical or dental treatment; and referred from. Or awaiting appearances at, the Children's Court. In 1973 Child Welfare Reception Home became the Mt Lawley Reception Home.

1953 - 1972: Address - The Child Welfare Reception Home was on the corner of Walcott and Lord Streets, Mount Lawley

Timeline

1935 - 1952: Government Receiving Home
1953 - 1972: Child Welfare Reception Home
1973 - 1980: Mt Lawley Reception Home

Series Title: Files - Child Welfare, State Records Office of Western Australia (1917 - 1972)
Date Range: 1917 - 1972
Reference: 3172 [State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
Contact: 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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Series Title: Files - Community Welfare ("A" Series), State Records Office of Western Australia (1908 - 1990)
Date Range: 1908 - 1990
Reference: Series 1099 [State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
Contact: 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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Series Title: Admission Registers of the Government Receiving Home [Walcott Street, Mt Lawley] (1894 - 1988)
Date Range: 1894 - 1988
Reference: -
Contact: 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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Item Title: Denis Hayden interviewed by Criena Fitzgerald in the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project (2011)
Date Range: 2011 - 2011
Reference: 5713015 [National Library of Australia Bib ID]
Contact: Please contact a Librarian at Reader Services, National Library of Australia:
Address: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6262 1266
Fax: (02) 6273 5081
Website: http://www.nla.gov.au/askalibrarian/
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Series Title: Files - Departmental [Education Department] (1885 - 2000)
Date Range: 1885 - 2000
Reference: S24 [State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
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
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