Vote - Child Welfare and Outdoor Relief £271,655

Publication Resource Details

In
Hansard Archive 1870 to 1995
Publication Date
23 November 1954
Publisher
Parliament of Western Australia
URL
https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard1870to1995.nsf/83cc4ce93b5d4e0b48257b33001cfef6/9C2EFADEA26576EF48257B3900261CEB/$File/19541123_Assembly.pdf
Description
'Vote - Child Welfare and Outdoor Relief £271,655' is an excerpt from the digital copies of the Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) of the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament. A speech by the Minister for Child Welfare outlines changes to the Child Welfare Department and the Child Welfare Reception Home arising from the report of the investigation into WA child welfare practices by RH Hicks, the Director of Child Welfare in New South Wales. See pages 3127-3128 of the excerpt.

Related Information

Child Welfare Reception Home (1953 - 1972) Relevance: ‘Vote – Child Welfare and Outdoor Relief £271,655’ outlines changes made and planned for the Child Welfare Reception Home.
Investigation into the Administration of the Child Welfare Department, State of Western Australia (1953 - 1953) Relevance: p.3128

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