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Western Australia - Organisation
Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home (1938 - 1956)
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Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home, 1947, courtesy of Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia..
Details
- From
- 1938
- To
- 1956
- Categories
- Children's Home, Home and Presbyterian
- Alternative Names
Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home was established by the Council Presbyterian Children's Home in 1938, in Byford. Children who were wards of the state and private children were admitted, both boys and (from 1940) girls. Burnbrae accommodated children from under 6 years to secondary school age. Children were transferred to Benmore in Caversham when Burnbrae closed in December 1956.
Publications
Reports
- Western Australia. Child Welfare Department, Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Department, Perth [W.A.], 1928-1972. Details
Online Resources
- 'Submission No. 496 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 24 November 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 462 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 16 September 2004, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 363 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- 'Submission No. 319 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
- Heritage Council of Western Australia, 'Burnbrae Orphanage', in inHerit, Western Australia State Heritage Office, Government of Western Australia, 8 February 2015, http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/public/p/8481. Details
- Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx. Details
- Mofflyn, 'Submission No. 160 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions', in Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05, Senate Community Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Australia, August 2003, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details
Photos
- Title
- Report of Childrens Homes Committee, 1939 [excerpt]
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1939
- Source
- Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
- Note
- ‘Report of Childrens Homes Committee, 1939 [excerpt]’ gives information about the establishment of the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home
Details
- Title
- Burnbrae Presbyterian Children's Home
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1947
- Source
- Uniting Church Archives, Western Australia.
Details
- Title
- Dedication and Official Opening of Benmore
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 17 May 1947
- Source
- Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
- Note
- ‘Dedication and Official Opening of Benmore’ gives information about the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home
Details
- Title
- John Moss C.B.E. U.K. Child Welfare Expert. Visit to Australia. Part II
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1951 - 1952
- Source
- National Archives of Australia
- Note
- Burnbrae and Benmore had applied to join the post-World War Two British child migration program but the institutions were not approved. Page 31 of the John Moss Visit to Australia file Part II gives some insight into the reasons for this decision.
Details
- Title
- The Children's Homes, 1953 [Presbyterian Children's Home Council, excerpt]
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 1953
- Source
- Uniting Church (Synod of Western Australia) Uniting Church Children's Homes File, Western Australia Archives
- Note
- ‘The Children’s Homes, 1953 [Presbyterian Children’s Home Council, excerpt]’ gives information about the Burnbrae Presbyterian Children’s Home
Details
- Title
- Burnbrae Home and School location map, 1954
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 26 February 1954
- Source
- State Records Office of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Burnbrae School Journal
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1956 - 1958
- Source
- State Records Office of Western Australia
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Burnbrae Home and School location map, 1954 [Image], Date: 26 February 1954;
Dedication and Official Opening of Benmore [Document], Date: 17 May 1947;
Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx;
Western Australia. Child Welfare Department, Annual Report of the Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Department, Perth [W.A.], 1928-1972.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 4 June 2014