Pukulari, 1974, by Jeffries, Max
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Pukulari Cottage, in the Kalgoorlie suburb of Boulder, was established in 1974 as part of the Kurrawang Mission run by the Christian Brethren. Its purpose was to provide accommodation for up to 12 children from Kurrawang to take part in community life as well as going to school in Kalgoorlie. In 1984 the Kurrawang Mission closed and it is possible that ownership of Pukulari,as a Kurrawang asset, was transferred to the Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community Inc.
Pukulari Cottage, in the Kalgoorlie suburb of Boulder, was established in 1974 as part of the Kurrawang Mission run by the Christian Brethren. Its purpose was to provide accommodation for up to 12 children from Kurrawang to take part in community life as well as going to school in Kalgoorlie.
In 1984 the Kurrawang Mission closed and it is possible that Pukulari was transferred then to the Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community Inc as part of the assets belonging to the mission.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Kurrawang Aboriginal Community Inc.', in Index - A History of the Christian Brethren in Western Australia, 1993, Ern West and Max Jeffries, HIS-WA.net, 2013, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140213092143/http://ihs-wa.net/history-wa6.htm; Information Services, Department for Community Development, 'pp.431-432', 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; State Records Office of Western Australia, Wards - Director's Approval to Transfer from one Institution to Another and Amend Training, Reference Code AU WA S1099- cons2607 A0191 V4 (p.216) - page numbers refer to PDF page number in digital file held by the Department of Communities (Child Protection and Family Support) in 2017.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 22 November 2018