Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920

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Author
Information Services, Department for Community Development
Publication Date
2004
Publisher
Government of Western Australia
URL
https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx
Description
Signposts identified all the known Children's Homes and their operating agencies that were subsidised by the government departments responsible for child welfare from 1920 to 2000. Where possible, contact details were given so that people could find records about their time in out of home care.

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Aboriginal Boomerang Council Inc (1977 - 1997) Relevance: Geraldton Boys’ Employment Hostel
Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostel (1950 - )
Aboriginal Student Accommodation Service (2003? - 2006?) Relevance: Myera House, Kewdale House, Cooinda, Bentley House, Bamburra Hostel, Ardross House
Agencies for South West Accommodation (1997 - 2011) Relevance: p. 595
Albany Boys' Hostel (c. 1970 - 1978)
Albany Forum
Albany Group Home (1978? - )
Albany Youth Support Association Inc. (c. 1980 - )
Alexandra Home for Women (1916 - 1950) Relevance: Table 1: Some Statistics on Young Children at the Alexandra Home 1936-59
Alinjarra Cottage (1986 - 1991)
Allandale Cottage (1962 - 1985?)
Alvan House (1950 - 1961)
Andrew House (1983 - 1984) Relevance: pp.79-83, 101, 282, 554
Anglican Diocese of Perth (1856 - )
Anglican Farm School, Stoneville (1955 - 1961) Relevance: pp.234-237
Anglican Health and Welfare Services (1974 - 2003)
Anglicare Emergency Foster Care Scheme (1989 - 1992)
Anglicare Fostering Futures (2010 - 2017)
Anglicare Homesharers (1982 - 1992)
Anglicare WA (2003 - )
Anglicare Youth House (1994 - 1995?) Relevance: p.86
Applecross Cottage (1970 - 1986?) Relevance: pp.86-89, 356
Ardross House (1971 - 2004?) Relevance: pp.89-91; 307
Armadale Youth Accommodation Service (1989 - 2002)
Australian Aboriginal Evangelical Mission Hostel (1966 - 1980?)
Australian Churches of Christ Indigenous Ministries (2009 - 2013)
Australian Inland Mission (1912 - 1977)
Bamburra Hostel (1970 - )
Baptist Union of WA (1896 - ) Relevance: pp.95-97
Beagle Bay Mission (1895 - 1976) Relevance: pp.97-99, Table 2: Young People at Beagle Bay Mission, 1959 to 1970
Bedford Hostel (1971 - 27 February 2009) Relevance: pp.99-103
Belmont Cottage (1979? - )
Benedictines, New Norcia (c. 1846 - )
Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home (1947 - 1962?) Relevance: Table 3: Young People at Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home 1947 to 1962
Bennett House (1952 - 1981)
Bentley House (1972? - 2006?)
Bentley House (2007? - ) Relevance: Bentley House
Bethel Inc. (1964 - 1986) Relevance: pp.109-112
Beverley Cottages (1978 - 1991?) Relevance: pp.112-114, 195, Table 11: Young People at Centrecare Children's Cottages (Djooraminda), Certain Years between 1982 and 1991
Bindoon (1936 - 1966) Relevance: pp.452-454, Table 40: Boys at Bindoon, Certain Years between 1942 and 1967
Bourkedale (1972 - 1985?)
Bridgetown Group Home (1976 - 1980) Relevance: pp.120-121
Bridgewater Care and Assessment Centre (1969 - 1983) Relevance: Table 4: Young People at Bridgewater, 1969-1983
Brookton Cottage (1979? - 1988?)
Bulungurr Hostel (1973 - 1985?)
Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project (1983 - 1993)
Bunyap Inc. (1993 - 1997) Relevance: p. 595
Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home (1938 - 1956)
Calvary Welfare Services (1985 - 1993) Relevance: pp. 597-598
Calvary Youth Services Mandurah Inc. (1993 - ) Relevance: pp. 597-598
Canning Highway Bethel Home (1966 - 1982?)
Canowindra (1974? - 2013?) Relevance: pp.130-132.
Carine House (1987 - 1997)
Carlisle Group House (1976 - 1994?) Relevance: p.86
Carmel House (1983 - 1991)
Carnarvon Group Home (1997 - )
Carnarvon Mission (1945 - 1975?) Relevance: Carnarvon Mission (Ingada Village)
Carnarvon Teens Hostel (1968 - 1984?)
Castledare (1934 - 1983) Relevance: pp.142-148, Table 7: Young People at Castledare, Certain Years between 1929 and 1983
Catherine House, Broome (1975 - 1991?)
Catherine House Incorporated (1975 - 1991?)
Catherine McAuley Centre (1971 - 1991) Relevance: pp.148-155, 634, Table 8: Young People at Catherine McAuley Centre, Certain Years between 1969 and 1991
Catholic Archdiocese of Perth (1913 - )
Catholic Diocese of Broome (1897? - )
Catholic Diocese of Perth (1845 - 1913)
Catholic Family Welfare Bureau (Perth) (1970 - 1977) Relevance: Catholic Family Welfare Bureau
Cawley House (1983 - 1984) Relevance: p.101
Centrecare Children's Cottages (1978 - 1992)
Chandler Boys' Farm (1932 - 1937)
Charles Perkins Hostel (1962 - 2000?) Relevance: pp.159-162
Chesterfield House, Rockingham Youth External Accommodation Project (1983 - )
Child Welfare Reception Home (1953 - 1972)
Christian Brethren in Kalgoorlie (1947 - c. 1984)
Churches of Christ Christian Welfare Centre (1966? - 1980s)
Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board (Inc) (1942 - 2009)
City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service (1994 - )
Clontarf (8 September 1901 - 1983) Relevance: pp.162-168, Table 10: Young People at Clontarf, Certain Years between 1920 and 1983
Cockburn House (1989 - 1993) Relevance: p.601
Cockburn Youth Services Association (1989? - 1993?)
Collie Welfare Council (1977 - 1992) Relevance: pp.170-171
Collins House (1975 - 1987)
Communicare (1977 - )
Communicare Records (1977? - c. 1991)
Condingup Hostel (1967? - 1976)
Cooinda (1966 - )
Cosmo Newbery Mission (1953 - 1973?)
Cottesloe House (1973? - 1979?) Relevance: This publication erroneously has the location of Cottesloe House as Nedlands. The information it gives about Cottesloe House closing in 1988 is most likely incorrect: pp. 180-181
Crossroads west (1991 - )
Cundeelee (1949 - 1985) Relevance: pp.182-183
Darlington Cottage (1977 - 1983) Relevance: pp.184-186
Darlington Cottage (1974 - 1977) Relevance: pp.184-186
Darlington House (1983 - ) Relevance: pp.184-186
Darlot Street Hostel, Meekatharra (1981? - 1987?) Relevance: pp.331-333
Department for Child Protection, State of Western Australia (1 July 2007 - 16 May 2013)
Department for Family and Children's Services, State of Western Australia (1 July 1995 - 1 July 2001) Relevance: The project that resulted in the publication of Signposts was initiated during the lifetime of the Department for Family and Children's Services
Derby Group Home (1979 - 1984?) Relevance: pp.189-191
Derby Hostel (1956 - 1994) Relevance: pp.186-189
Djooraminda (1992 - )
Doubleview Group Home (1983 - 1990s) Relevance: pp.196-197
Drysdale River Mission (1908 - 1937) Relevance: Kalumburu
Ebenezer Home (1968 - )
Edwards Business College
Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra (1913 - 1981)
Fairhaven Hostel (1965 - 1987) Relevance: Fairhaven Hostel
Fitzroy Crossing Group Homes (1976 - 1987?) Relevance: pp.206-208
Fitzroy Crossing Hostel (1956? - 1976) Relevance: pp.208-209
Fitzroy Crossing Mission (1952 - 1987)
Forrest River Mission (1913 - 1968)
Fourteen (1968 - 1979) Relevance: pp. 212-214, Table 14: Young People at “Fourteen”, Certain Years between 1969 and 1979, Table 38: Young People at Riverbank, Certain Years between 1960 and 1991
Fremantle Community Youth Services (1977 - )
Fremantle Cottage (1978? - ) Relevance: pp.214-215
Fremantle Youth Crisis Accommodation Service (2002 - )
Frontier Services (1977 - )
Fusion Student Household (1995 - )
Gelorup Residential Group Home (2013? - ) Relevance: Bunbury Group Home.
Geraldton Boys' Employment Hostel (1973? - 1979)
Geraldton Group Home (1977 - 1981) Relevance: pp.217-218
Gilliamia Hostel (1961 - 1990) Relevance: pp.219-220
Gilmore House Group Home (1988 - 2005?) Relevance: pp.221, 329-330
Girls' Friendly Society (Western Australia) (1888 - )
Glendalough Cottage (1990 - )
Gnowangerup Agricultural College (1966 - 2005)
Golden Mile Youth Hostel (1989 - 1999)
Goldfields Group Home (1980? - 1987?) Relevance: pp.224-225
Government Receiving Depot (1907 - 1935)
Government Receiving Home (1935 - 1952)
Great Mates - Armadale Youth Crisis Accommodation (2003 - 2007)
Grosser's Boarding House (1970? - 1971)
Gwynne Lea (1970 - 1997?) Relevance: p.230
Hamilton Hill Hostel (1971 - 1994?) Relevance: pp.231-232
Hillcrest Maternity Home (1922 - 1974)
Hillston, Anglican Farm School, Stoneville (1962 - 1969) Relevance: pp.234-235, Table 16: Historical Notes and Numbers of Young People at Hillston, Certain Years between 1952 and 1984
Hillston, Stoneville (1969 - 1984) Relevance: pp.234-235, Table 16: Historical Notes and Numbers of Young People at Hillston, Certain Years between 1952 and 1984
Hollywood Children's Village, Salvation Army (1965 - 1994) Relevance: Salvation Army Boys' Home
Holy Child Orphanage (1941 - 1962) Relevance: Operating dates published in Signposts relied upon source material that was inaccurate, pp.244-245, Table 17: Female Wards at the Holy Child Orphanage, Broome, 1959-1963
Home of the Good Shepherd, Leederville (1902 - 1979)
House of Mercy (1891 - 1916)
Ieramugadu Shelter (1982 - 1994?) Relevance: p.251
Independent Order of Oddfellows' Orphanage (1905 - 1940)
Ingada Village (1975? - 1986) Relevance: pp. 138-141, Table 6: Young People at Carnarvon Mission (Ingada), 1979-1984
Innaminka Hostel, Greenmount (1972? - 2004?) Relevance: pp.226-228, 307
Jenny House (1994 - 2008)
Kalgoorlie Boulder Youth Accommodation Service (1999 - )
Kalgoorlie Group Home (1987 - ) Relevance: pp.256-257
Kalgoorlie Group Home, Graeme Street (1993? - ) Relevance: pp.256-257
Kalgoorlie Hostel (1976 - 1993?) Relevance: pp.254-256
Kalumburu Mission (1931 - 1982) Relevance: Kalumburu
Karalundi Mission (1954 - 1974) Relevance: pp.259-260, 574
Karingal (1966 - 1974?) Relevance: pp.261-261, Table 19: Young People at Karingal, Certain Years between 1967 and 1990
Karingal (Nyandi Annexe) (1976 - 1989?)
Karratha Youth Housing (1987 - 2008)
Kartanup (1970 - 1984) Relevance: pp. 268-270
Katanning Group Home (1978 - 1989?)
Katukutu Employment Hostel (1958 - 1982?)
Kewdale House (1976? - 2011?) Relevance: pp.270-272
Kingsway (1980 - 1984)
Koolingar-Mia Group Home, Collie (1978 - 1992)
Koorana (1974 - 1987) Relevance: pp.273-274, Table 20: Children Attending Koorana, Certain Years between 1974 and 1986
Kurrawang Cottage, Boulder (1977 - 1988) Relevance: pp.224, 277-278
Kurrawang Mission (1952 - 1984) Relevance: pp.277-279, Table 21: Young People at Kurrawang, 1965-1970
Kyarra Hostel (1961 - 1984) Relevance: pp. 279-281
Kyewong Hostel (1967? - 2002?) Relevance: pp.281-284
La Grange Mission (1955 - 1984) Relevance: pp.114-115
Lady Lawley Cottage by the Sea (1903 - 2020)
Landsdale House (1995 - )
Langford Youth Accommodation Service (1986? - 2001)
Laverton Hostel (1984 - 1994) Relevance: pp.287-288
Lombadina (1909 - 1975)
Longmore Remand and Assessment Centre (1965 - 1993?) Relevance: pp.291-292, Table 22: Young People at Longmore, Certain Years between 1965-1991
Longmore Training Centre (1983 - 1993) Relevance: pp.299-301, Table 22: Young People at Longmore, Certain Years between 1965-1991, Table 23: Young People at Longmore Training Centre, Certain Years between 1984-1991
Maddington Scatter Cottage (1982 - 1991?)
Manguri (1988 - 2002) Relevance: pp.303-308, Table 24: Young People at Manguri (Sister Kate’s), Certain Years between 1935 and 1994
Marangaroo (1997 - )
Maria Goretti Home (1968 - 1974) Relevance: pp.312-313
Marribank (1952 - 1988) Relevance: pp.313-316, Table 25 Young People at Marribank Certain Years between 1960 and 1989
McCall Centre (1971 - 2005?) Relevance: pp.319-320, Table 26: Young People at the McCall Centre, Certain Years between 1971 and 1995
McDonald House (1952 - 1985?) Relevance: McDonald House
Medina Education and Employment Hostel (1971? - 1983) Relevance: pp.329-331
Medina Hostel (1983 - 1990?) Relevance: pp.329-331, 398, 507, 521
Meekatharra Hostel (1983? - 2005?) Relevance: pp.331-333
Mercy Community Services (Inc) (1997 - 2002) Relevance: Mercy Community Services - Youth Services
Meribah (1972 - c. 1986)
Methodist Children's Home (1922 - 1959) Relevance: pp.346-349, Table 29: Young People at Mofflyn (Methodist Home for Children), Certain Years between 1923 and 1991
Methodist Church of Western Australia (1829 - 1977) Relevance: Methodist Church; Mofflyn
Methodist Girls' Home (1917 - 1924) Relevance: Methodist Girls' Home
Methodist Homes for Children (1922 - 1977)
Methodist Overseas Mission (c. 1930 - 1980)
Millen Street Hostel (1970? - 1995?) Relevance: pp.116-119
Millijiddie Station (1981 - 1981?) Relevance: pp.338-339
Millington Street Bethel Home (1962? - 1982?) Relevance: pp.339-340
Mirrabooka House (1987 - 1998) Relevance: pp.340-343
Miss Elphick's Boarding House (1970? - 1971?) Relevance: pp.343-344
Mission Australia (1996 - )
Mission Australia - Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS) (1991 - )
Mofflyn (1959 - 1984)
Mogumber (1951 - 1974) Relevance: Mogumber
Moore River Native Settlement (1918 - 1951) Relevance: Mogumber
Moorgunyah Hostel (1967 - 1996?) Relevance: pp.358-359, 429
Mount Margaret Mission (1921 - 1975) Relevance: pp.360-361
Mowanjum (1956 - 1972) Relevance: pp.361-363
Mt Lawley Reception Home (1973 - 1980)
Myera House (1973 - 2005?) Relevance: pp.364-365
Nabberu Hostel (1967? - 1988) Relevance: pp.365-366
Nazareth House, Geraldton (1941 - 1979?) Relevance: p.367, Table 30: Young People at Nazareth House, Certain Years between 1941 and 1969
Nazareth House Geraldton, Records (1941? - 1977?) Relevance: p.367
Neuville (1971 - 1987)
New Norcia Mission (1848 - 1974) Relevance: St Mary's Mission, New Norcia
Ngal-a Mothercraft Home and Training Centre Inc (1956 - 1989)
Ngangganawili Group Home (1981 - 1982?) Relevance: p.374
Nindeebai Education Hostel (1971? - 1984) Relevance: pp.375-376
Nollamara Cottage (1973? - 1985) Relevance: pp. 355; 377-378
Norseman Mission (1935 - 1985) Relevance: pp.379-381, Table 32 Young People at Norseman Mission Certain Years between 1965 and 1984
Northam Cottage (1979 - ) Relevance: Nollamara Children’s Respite Home (Nollamara Hostel)
Northam Group Home (1980 - 2005?) Relevance: pp.385-386
Nulungu (1971 - 1994) Relevance: p.387
Nyandi (1970 - 1997) Relevance: pp.387-389, Table 33: Young People at Nyandi, Certain Years between 1970-1991
Oblates of Mary Immaculate (1894 - )
Oceanview (1970 - 1995?) Relevance: pp.325, 395-398
Oolanyah Hostel (1970? - 1993?) Relevance: pp.399-400
Padbury Boys' Farm School (1946 - 1955) Relevance: pp.400-401, Table 16: Historical Notes and Numbers of Young People at Hillston, Certain Years between 1952 and 1984
Pallottine Mission Centre (1955 - 1991) Relevance: pp.402-407, Table 34: Young People at the Pallottine Centre, Rossmoyne, Certain Years between 1961 and 1980
Pallottine Mission, Tardun (1948 - 2004) Relevance: pp.409-410
Pallottines (Society of the Catholic Apostolates) (1901 - )
Parent Help Centre (2004? - )
Parkerville Children's Home (1909 - 2005) Relevance: pp.411-414, Table 36: Young People at Parkerville Children’s Home, Certain Years between 1920 and 1996
Peedamulla Station (1978? - 1981?)
Penny Jones House (2008 - )
Perth Girls' Orphanage (1868 - 1942) Relevance: pp.423-424
PICYS (Perth Inner City Youth Service) Household Network (1980 - )
Pineview (1980s - 1980s) Relevance: p.428
Port Hedland Group Home (1977 - 1983?) Relevance: pp.428-429
Prom Hostel (1986 - 1992)
Pukulari Cottage (1974 - 1984) Relevance: pp.431-432
Rangeview Remand Centre (1994 - 2012)
Rangevue Hostel (1969 - 1973?)
Redhill Reformatory School (1903 - 1922)
Riverbank (1960 - 1996) Relevance: pp.436-438, Table 38: Young People at Riverbank, Certain Years between 1960 and 1991
Roelands (1932 - )
Roelands Native Mission Farm (1938 - 1975) Relevance: pp.446-448
Roelands Village (1975 - 1984) Relevance: pp.449-451, Table 39: Children and Young People at Roelands Village, 1982-84
Salvation Army Boys' Home (1918 - 1965) Relevance: pp.476-478, Table 45: Children and Young People at the Salvation Army Boys' Home and Hollywood Children's Village, Certain Years between 1920 and 1991
Salvation Army Girls' Home, Cottesloe (1918 - 1969) Relevance: pp.485-487, Table 46: Children and Young People at the Salvation Army Girls' Home (Kia - Ora), 1920 - 1969
Salvation Army Industrial School for Boys [Collie] (1901 - 1920)
Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Homes, Gosnells (1920 - 1955) Relevance: pp.491-493, Table 47: Young People at the Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Home (General Section), Certain Years between 1920 and 1954, Table 48: Young People at the Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Home ('Backward' Section), 1922 - 1951
Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Reformatory (1920 - 1955) Relevance: Table 49: Young People at the Seaforth Salvation Army Boys' Home (Industrial Section), 1922 - 1955
Seaforth Salvation Army Girls' Home (1920 - 1942) Relevance: pp.498-499
Seaforth Toddlers' Home (1945 - 1946) Relevance: pp.501-502
Seaside House, Coogee (1931 - 1968) Relevance: Table 65: Children and Young People at the William A. Saw Seaside Home, Coogee Beach, Certain Years between 1948 and 1958
Service Children
Shiloh (c. 1949 - 1963)
Sister Kate's Child and Family Care Services (1980 - 1988)
Sisters of Mercy, Perth Congregation (1846 - 2011)
Sisters of Nazareth (1888 - )
Sisters of St John of God (1895 - ) Relevance: Beagle Bay Mission; Yaandina Family Centre
Sisters of the Good Shepherd (1863 - )
South Hedland Group Home (1979 - 2000?) Relevance: pp.504-505
South Perth Refuge (1978? - 1991?)
St Joseph's Girls' Orphanage (1901 - 1971) Relevance: Table 41: Young People at St Joseph's Girls' Orphanage, Certain Years between 1935 and 1994
St Joseph's Hostel (1959 - 1986) Relevance: Table 42: Young People at St Joseph's Hostel, Derby. Certain Years between 1959 and 1983
St Joseph's Preventorium (1929 - 1976)
St Kevin's Industrial School (1897 - 1922) Relevance: St Kevin's Industrial Farm School
St Mary's Mission, New Norcia (1848 - 1974)
St Vincent's Foundling Home (1914 - 1971) Relevance: pp.470-471, Table 44: Children at St Vincent's Foundling Home, Certain Years between 1920 and 1969
STAY Geraldton (1984 - )
StreetsYde (1988 - 2014)
Strelley Station (1981? - 1983?) Relevance: pp.505-506
Stuart House (1963 - 1988?) Relevance: pp.507-508, Table 52: Young people at Stuart House, Certain Years between 1967 and 1982
Swan Accommodation Service (The Junction) (1980 - )
Swan Boys' Orphanage (1876 - 1942)
Swan Homes (1943 - 1959)
Swanleigh (1960 - 2010)
Tardun Farm School (1928 - 2008) Relevance: p.517, Table 55: Young People at Tardun Farm School, Certain Years between 1934 and 1970
Terrace House (1976 - 1980)
The Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory (1921 - 2018)
TINOCA (Youth Futures WA) (1986 - )
Tudor Lodge (1952 - 2003) Relevance: pp.228, 507, 521-523, Table 56: Young people at Tudor Lodge, Certain Years between 1952 and 1982
Uniting Church in Australia (Synod of Western Australia) (1977 - )
Uniting WA (2006 - )
Vailima Hostel (1971? - 1977) Relevance: pp.529-530
Ventnor Avenue Bethel Home (1970 - 1982?) Relevance: pp.530-531
Victoria Park (Riverbank) Annexe (1980 - 1984?) Relevance: pp.531-532, Table 38: Young People at Riverbank, Certain Years between 1960 and 1991, Table 58: Young People at the Victoria Park Annexe of Riverbank, Certain Years between 1980 and 1984
Victoria Park Youth Accommodation (1983 - )
WA School for Deaf Children (1896 - 2001)
Walcott Centre (1980 - 1984)
Wandering Mission (1944 - 1979) Relevance: Table 61: Children and Young People at Wandering Mission, 1963 - 1970
Wanslea (1947 - 1984) Relevance: Table 62: Children and Young People at Wanslea, Certain Years between 1947 and 1995
Wanslea Family Services (1946 - ) Relevance: Table 62: Children and Young People at Wanslea, Certain Years between 1947 and 1995
Warburton Mission (1933 - 1977) Relevance: p.550
Waringarri Group Home (1982 - )
Warminda (1984 - 1993?)
Warminda Bail Hostel (1993 - 1994)
Warminda Hostel (1968 - 1984)
Warralea (1973 - 1986)
Warramboo Hostel (1961 - 1980) Relevance: pp.559-560
Warramia Group Home (1972 - 2004?) Relevance: pp.558-559
Watson Lodge (1967 - 1984) Relevance: pp.560-561, Table 63: Young People at Watson Lodge, Certain Years between 1967 and 1987
Wattle Grove Baptist Cottage (1958 - 1963?)
Weeriana Hostel (1964 - ) Relevance: pp.565-566
Werribee (1962 - 1985) Relevance: pp.566-568
Werribee Farm School (1928 - 1962) Relevance: able 64: Young People at the Werribee Farm School (Tom Allen Memorial Home, Allendale), 1930 - 1962
West Australian Foundation for Deaf Children (Inc.) (2004 - )
Western Australian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1890 - )
Westview (1981 - ) Relevance: pp.217-219
Wiluna Mission (1955 - 1975) Relevance: pp.574-575
Wirrumanu (1939 - 1975)
Withnell House (1952 - 1969?)
Withnell House (1984? - 1987?) Relevance: p.341
Withnell House Girls' Home (1969 - 1973?) Relevance: pp.577-579
Wollaston (1973 - 1995?) Relevance: Wollaston
Wongutha Mission Training Farm (1954 - 1993) Relevance: pp.581-583
Yaandina Family Centre (1974 - 1995?)
Yandeyarra Station (1978? - 1983?) Relevance: pp.585-586
Yes! Housing (1997 - )
Yirra Hostel (1986 - 1993) Relevance: p.345
Yokine Cottage (1972 - 1988) Relevance: pp.587-588
Yorganop Association Incorporated (1986 - )
Young Single Women's Refuge (c. 1980 - 1991)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Hostel (c. 1954 - c. 1974)
Youth Accommodation Program- Youth Involvement Council (Hedland) (1983 - )
Youth Care (1983 - 1990) Relevance: pp.634-635
Youth Household (1985 - 1988)

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